To a stirred solution at −78° C. containing 500 mg (1.62 mmol) of 2-(2,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)-5-benzyloxy-4,6-dimethylpyrimidine (6) in 10 mL of anhydrous THF were added 1.11 mL (1.76 mmol) of a 1.6 M solution of n-BuLi in pentane followed by 509 mg (1.62 mmol) of 9-bromo-1-(benzyloxy)nonane (1). The reaction mixture was stirred under argon atmosphere at −78° C. for 30 min. then the reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature slowly, and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 and the poured into 70 mL of water. The mixture was then extracted with two portions of 70 mL of ethyl acetate. The combined organic solution was then washed with a portion of 100 mL of brine, dried (MgSO4) and then concentrated under diminished pressure. The residue was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column. Elution with hexanes-ethyl acetate 5:1 gave the expected product as light yellow oil: yield 175 mg (20%). 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 7.48-7.37 (m, 10H), 5.93 (s, 2H), 4.94 (s, 2H), 4.55 (s, 2H), 3.51 (t, 2H, J=6.8), 2.84 (t, 2H, J=7.6) 2.52 (s, 3H), 2.39 (s, 6H), 1.82 (m, 2H), 1.65 (m, 2H), 1.33 (m, 12H); 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 165.16, 161.60, 152.48, 147.71, 138.79, 136.28, 129.16, 128.59, 128.26, 107.99, 75.29, 72.96, 70.70, 31.70, 29.85, 29.62, 29.52, 27.79, 26.27, 22.73, 19.32, 14.37
