Potassium Carbonate → 5-Acetyl-1-benzyl-3-(4-fluorobenzyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione

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The title compound was synthesized in 93.7% yield by benzylation of 5-acetyl-1-benzyluracil (2e) with 2 equiv of 4-fluorobenzyl bromide and 2 equiv of potassium carbonate in DMF. Mp. 106-108° C. 1HNMR (CDCl3): 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.30-7.50 (m, 7H), 7.00 (m, 2H), 5.12 (s, 2H), 5.01 (s, 2H), 2.61 (s, 3H). 13CNMR (CDCl3): 194.3, 162.4 (d, J=246.4 Hz), 160.7, 151.0, 148.4, 134.4, 132.1 (d, J=3.4 Hz), 131.1 (d, J=8.2 Hz), 129.2, 128.9, 128.2, 115.3 (d, J=21.6 Hz), 112.3, 53.4, 44.2, 30.6. FAB-HRMS: [M+H]+ calcd. for C20H18FN2O3 353.1301, found 353.1310.

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