Methane → N,7-dimethyl-5-{1-methyl-5-[5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-1H-pyrazol-4-yl}imidazo[5,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4-amine

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N-(4-Methoxybenzyl)-N,7-dimethyl-5-{1-methyl-5-[5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-1H-pyrazol-4-yl}imidazo[5,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4-amine (7.00 g, 13.8 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (46 mL) and treated with trifluoroacetic acid (40 mL, 520 mmol) and methoxybenzene (99.7%, 7.0 mL, 64 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at 40° C. for 4 hours, then concentrated in vacuo. Aqueous 1 N sodium hydroxide solution was added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure to provide crude product (12 g), which was combined with the crude product from two additional runs of this reaction (total starting material: 18.09 g, 35.57 mmol). The combined material was dissolved in hot methanol, allowed to cool slightly, and treated with Darco® activated carbon (8 g); this mixture was heated for 1 hour at 50° C. and filtered through Celite. The volume of the filtrate was reduced, and the solution was left to crystallize for 18 hours. The resulting beige crystals were determined by 1H NMR to contain residual methoxybenzene. Trituration with diethyl ether provided the product as a white solid. Combined yield: 8.73 g, 22.5 mmol, 63%. LCMS m/z 389.2 (M+1). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ 2.58 (s, 3H), 2.85 (s, 3H), 4.15 (s, 3H), 7.38 (br d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.85 (s, 1H), 7.98-8.01 (m, 1H), 9.02-9.04 (m, 1H).

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