N,N-Dimethylaniline → 4-Chloro-6-methoxy-7-(4-pyridylmethoxy)quinazoline

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Phosphorus oxytrichloride (0.1 ml) was added to a mixture of 6-methoxy-7-(4-pyridylmethoxy)-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one (81 mg, 0.29 mmol) and N,N-dimethylaniline (0.1 ml) in toluene (5 ml), and the mixture heated at reflux for 1 hour. The volatiles were removed by evaporation and the residue partitioned between methylene chloride and aqueous ammnonia. The organic extract was separated, dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed by evaporation. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica eluting with ethyl acetate progressing through increasingly polar mixtures to methanol/methylene chloride (1/9) to give 4-chloro-6-methoxy-7-(4-pyridylmethoxy)quinazoline (40 mg, 41%).

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