Sodium Hydroxide → 2-[4-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)benzylthio]-3,5-dimethyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone

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A solution of 3,5-dimethyl-2-mercapto-4(3H)-quinazolinone (952 mg), 4-(4-t-butyldimethylsilyloxybenzoyl)benzyl bromide (2.90 g) and 1N-aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (4.6 ml) in methanol (20 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. This reaction mixture was concentrated and extracted with chloroform and the extract was washed with water, dried, and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane: ethyl acetate=19:1). The resulting 2-[4-(4-t-butyldimethylsilyloxybenzoyl)benzylthio]-3,5-dimethyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (15 ml). To this solution was added 1M tetrabutylammonium fluoride/tetrahydrofuran (3.8 ml), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. This reaction mixture was diluted with water and the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, rinsed with water, and dried to provide the title compound as colorless solid (1.332 g).

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