Citric Acid → N-[3-{2-[(5-chloropyrimidin-2-yl)oxy]ethoxy}-1-methyl-4-(4-methylphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl]-5-methylpyridine-2-sulphonamide

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To N-[3-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-1-methyl-4-(4-methylphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl]-2-pyridine sulphonamide (Example 50) (100 mg) in dry tetrahydrofuran (5 ml) at room temperature was added sodium hydride (80% dispersion in oil, 20 mg) the mixture was stirred for 20 minutes. A solution of 5-chloro-2-methylsulphonylpyrimidine (72 mg) in dry tetrahydrofuran (2.5 ml) was then added and the mixture was stirred for a further 16 hours. The mixture was then treated with further sodium hydride (80% dispersion in oil, 20 mg) and after 15 minutes stirring further 5-chloro-2-methylsulphonylpyrimidine (84 mg) was also added. The mixture was stirred for 4 hours. The reaction was treated with citric acid (10% aq.) and extracted with ethyl acetate (50 ml). The organic fraction was washed with brine (50 ml), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica (10 g) eluted with a solvent gradient of pentane:ethyl acetate (8:2 to 0:1) to yield the tile compound as a yellow solid (101 mg).

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