Ammonia → HCID 135589778, compound

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Mass Spectrum: M+H+369 and 371 7-(2-Chloroethoxy)-6-methoxy-3-((pivaloyloxy)methyl)-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one (65 g) was suspended in methanol saturated with ammonia gas (1.6 L) and stirred at ambient temperature for 2 days. The solvent was concentrated to about one-fourth and the precipitate collected by filtration and washed with ether to give 7-(2-chloroethoxy)-6-methoxy-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one (44g, 100%) as a white solid.

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