4-Hydroxymethylpyridine → 6-Methoxy-3-((pivaloyloxy)methyl)-7-(4-pyridylmethoxy)-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one

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Diethyl azodicarboxylate (348 mg, 2 mmol) was added dropwise to a suspension of 7-hydroxy-6-methoxy-3((pivaloyloxy)methyl)-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one (457 mg, 1.5 mmol), (prepared as described for the starting material in Example 22), 4-pyridinemethanol (218 mg, 2 mmol), and triphenylphosphine (524 mg, 2 mmol) in methylene chloride (7 ml) at 5° C. The mixture was stirred for 10 minutes at 5° C. and then 1 hour at ambient temperature. The mixture was poured directly on to a silica column and eluted with methylene chloride/methanol (95/5) to give 6-methoxy-3-((pivaloyloxy)methyl)-7-(4-pyridylmethoxy)-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one (510 mg, 85%).

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