Chloroacetonitrile → 2-Chloromethyl-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline

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To a mixture of 2-amino-4,5,3',4'-tetramethoxybenzophenone (8.0 g) and chloroacetonitrile (25 ml), powdered aluminum chloride (6.7 g) was added, followed by stirring at 100° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was poured over water and extracted with chloroform. The chloroform layer was washed with water and dried (MgSO4), after which the solvent was distilled off. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography and eluted with chloroform-ethyl acetate (10:1, v/v) to yield 2-chloromethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)quinazoline (4.9 g, 52%), which was then recrystallized from acetone to yield a colorless prismatic crystal having a melting point of 183 to 184° C.

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