Potassium Carbonate → Pyrimidine, 2-ethynyl-4-methoxy- (9CI)

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Tetrabutylammonium fluoride (0.97 mL of a 1M solution in tetrahydrofuran, 0.97 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of 4-methoxy-2-[(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl]pyrimidine (Preparation 1a, 0.20 g, 0.97 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (1.4 mL) and acetic acid (56 pt) at room temperature. After 5 minutes, 10% aqueous potassium carbonate solution was added to the reaction mixture and the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was separated, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated. Purification of the residue by flash chromatography (dichloromethane) gave the title compound (0.11 g, 85%) as a pale orange solid.

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