To a solution of 2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethanol (5.09 g, 44.2 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added sodium hydride (60% suspension in mineral oil, 0.88 g, 22.1 mmol) in small portions and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. To this mixture was added 2-(2,6-dimethyl-pyridin-4-yl)-5,7-difluoro-3H-quinazolin-4-one (0.63 g, 2.21 mmol) and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. Water (20 mL) was added, and the mixture was neutralized to pH approximately 6 with acetic acid. Solvent was evaporated, the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate, washed with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. Crude compound was purified by the Simpliflash system (0-4% methanol in CH2Cl2 as eluent) to afford 2-(2,6-dimethyl-pyridin-4-yl)-7-fluoro-5-(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethoxy)-3H-quinazolin-4-one as a yellow solid. Yield: 0.61 g (72%).
