Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Chloro-7-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-6(7H)-one

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Reaction Steps

Add a solution of methyl 2-(4-chloro-6-(4-methoxybenzylamino)pyrimidin-5-yl)acetate (16.21 g, 1.00 equiv; 50.38 mmol) to HCl (4M in dioxane) (126 mL; 10 equiv; 503.79 mmol) and water (4.54 mL; 5 equiv; 251.89 mmol) and stir at 100° C. for 2 h. Remove dioxane in vacuo and extract with EA. Wash the organic layer with saturated NaHCO3, water, then brine. Dry over MgSO4, filter and concentrate in vacuo. Purify the residue by ISCO 330 g using EA:hex 20 to 70% as eluent to obtain the title compound (11.15 g; 38.49 mmol; 76.39%) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO): 8.65 (s, 1H), 7.29-7.26 (m, 2H), 6.89-6.85 (m, 2H), 4.79 (s, 2H), 3.80 (s, 2H), 3.71 (s, 3H).

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