Diisobutylaluminum hydride → 4-(4-Fluorophenyl)-2-pyrimidinecarboxaldehyde

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DIBAL-H (3.62 mL, 3.62 mmol, 1.0 M in toluene) was slowly added to a suspension of Example 32A (700 mg, 3.01 mmol) in toluene (30 mL) at −75° C. After 2 hours, DIBAL-H (1.507 mL, 1.507 mmol, 1.0 M in toluene) was added to the reaction mixture and warmed slowly to ambient temperature overnight. The reaction was a clear orange-red solution and the methyl ester was consumed, yielding a mixture of aldehyde and alcohol. Additional DIBAL-H (1.507 mL, 1.507 mmol, 1.0 M in toluene) was added at ambient temperature. After 4 hours, the reaction was quenched with 5% acetic acid in water (200 mL), extracted twice with EtOAc (200 mL), washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on a Grace Reveleris 12 g column, eluted with 0-60% EtOAc in dichloromethane (25 mL/min) to provide the title compound (62 mg, 0.307 mmol, 10.17% yield) as an off-white solid. MS (ESI+) m/z 234.8 (M+H-MeOH); 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.04 (s, 1H), 9.12 (d, J=5.3, 1H), 8.38 (dd, J=9.0, 5.5, 2H), 8.32 (d, J=5.4, 1H), 7.45 (t, J=8.9, 2H).

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