Sodium Iodide → N-(5-((diphenylphosphoryl)methyl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropylpyrimidin-2-yl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

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1.00 g (2.83 mmol) of [4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-(N-methyl-N-methylsulfonylamino)pyrimidin-5-yl]methanol was initially charged in 5 ml of cis/trans-decalin and admixed with 204 mg (4.68 mmol) of sodium hydride (55 percent dispersion in mineral oil). After 30 min at room temperature, 680 mg (2.93 mmol) of chlorodiphenylphosphine was added with vigorous stirring over a period of 6 min. The mixture was admixed with 52.2 mg (0.35 mmol) of sodium iodide and heated at 184° to 186° C. for 2 h, 15 min. After cooling to room temperature, 50 ml of 38 to 40 percent strength sodium bisulfite solution and 50 ml of ethyl acetate were added. The organic phase was separated off and the aqueous phase was extracted with 50 ml of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. This gave 1.74 g of crude product which was purified by silica gel chromatography (mobile phase: n-hexane/ethyl acetate 1:2). This gave 382.4 mg (25.1 percent) of N-[5-(diphenylphosphinoylmethyl)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropylpyrimidin-2-yl]-N-methylmethanesulfonamide in the form of a colorless solid. The melting point was 180° to 185° C. Other data concerning the product was:

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