7-Benzyloxy-3-((pivaloyloxy)methyl)-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one → 7-Hydroxy-3-((pivaloyloxy)methyl)-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one

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7-benzyloxy-3-((pivaloyloxy)methyl)-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one (8.0 g, 22 mmol) was dissolved in TFA (40ml) and the mixture heated at reflux for 3 hours then allowed to cool to ambient temperature and stirred for 18 hours. The TFA was removed by evaporation and the residue resuspended in a mixture of ether and aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution. The solid was collected by filtration, washed with water and ether and dried at 40° C. for 3 hours under high vacuum to give 7-hydroxy-3-((pivaloyloxy)methyl)-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one (5.42 g, 90%).

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