Ammonia → 2-(4-{[2-(3-Chlorophenyl)-6-ethylpyrimidin-4-yl]methyl}phenyl)acetamide

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A 20-mL vial was charged with methyl 2-(4-((2-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-ethylpyrimidin-4-yl)methyl)phenyl)acetate (113 mg, 0.30 mmol, 1.0 eq.) and ammonium chloride (48 mg, 0.89 mmol, 3.0 eq.). To this was added methanol (3 mL) followed by NH3 (7.5 mL, 7N in methanol, 53 mmol, 177 eq.). The vial was sealed and the resulting mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 43 hr. The crude reaction solution was adsorbed onto silica then purified by chromatography on silica gel using dichloromethane/methanol (0 to 5%) as eluent, followed by chromatography on silica gel using hexane/ethyl acetate (100:0 to 0:100) as eluent, to give 2-(4-((2-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-ethylpyrimidin-4-yl)methyl)phenyl)acetamide (37 mg, 35% yield) as a white solid. MW=365.86. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 500 MHz) δ 8.38-8.33 (m, 2H), 7.61-7.53 (m, 2H), 7.41 (br s, 1H), 7.29 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.25 (s, 1H), 7.20 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 6.82 (br s, 1H), 4.09 (s, 2H), 3.32 (s, 2H), 2.77 (q, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 1.26 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H).

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