A mixture of 2-chloro-6,7-dimethoxy-3H-quinazolin-4-one 1 (wherein R is methyl and Z is —C(O)—, 296 mg, 1.24 mmol), 1-benzyl-1,4,6,7-tetrahydro-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine dihydrochloride 15a (440 mg, 1.54 mmol)) and diisopropylethylamine (1.2 g, 9.26 mmol) in 2-methoxyethanol (10 mL) was stirred at 120° C. for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo to give an oil residue, which was diluted with water. The white precipitate that formed was collected by filtration to give 155 mg of 2-(1-benzyl-1,4,6,7-tetrahydro-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-5-yl)-6,7-dimethoxy-3H-quinazolin-4-one 501, [M+H]+=418.
