Sodium Carbonate → Methyl[2,6-dimethyl-4-[(2'-(1-tert-butyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-ylmethyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl]ketone

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To a heated solution of methyl(4-(4-bromobenzylamino)-2,6-dimethylpyrimidin-5-yl)ketone (1.67 g, 5.00 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine) palladium(0) (0.29 g, 0.25 mmol) in toluene (20 mL) was added a partial solution of 2-[(1-tert-butyl)-1H-tetrazol-5-yl]phenylboronic acid (1.50 g, 6.10 mmol) (prepared according to J. W. Ellingboe, et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,149,699) and Na2CO3 (1.06 g, 10.00 mmol) in water (10 mL) and EtOH (5 mL) in several portions over 1 h. Heating was continued for 2.5 h. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc and the layers were separated. The organic phase was washed with 0.1N NaOH, brine, dried MgSO4) and concentrated. Purification by flash chromatography (40-50% EtOAc/hexane) and trituration with hexane gave 1.71 g (75% ) of product as a white solid. An analytical sample was recrystallized from ether, mp 131°-132° C.

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