Water → Methyl tetrahydro-3-methyl-5-[2-nitro-5-(2-pyridyloxy)phenyl]-2,4,6-trioxo-s-triazine-1(2H)-acetate

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A mixture of methyl 3-(5-fluoro-2-nitrophenyl)-tetrahydro-5-methyl-2,4,6-trioxo-s-triazine-1(2H)-acetate (0.55 g, 1.55 mmol), 2-hydroxypyridine (0.25 g, 2.58 mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.37 g, 2.64 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide is stirred at room temperature overnight and poured into water. The aqueous mixture is extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extracts are combined, washed sequentially with water, 0.2M sodium hydroxide solution, water and brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to obtain a yellow foam. Column chromatography of the foam using silica gel and a 2% methanol in methylene chloride solution gives the title product as a yellow oil which is identified by NMR spectral analysis.

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