Bromine → HCID 59469380, compound

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To a solution of sodium acetate (3.4 g) and 4′-{[4-(methoxymethyl)-6-oxo-2-propylpyrimidin-1(6H)-yl]methyl}biphenyl-2-carbonitrile (15 g) in acetic acid (150 mL) was added bromine (2.1 mL), and the mixture was stirred for 4 hr. Acetic acid was removed in vacuo, and the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give the title compound as a pale yellow solid (7 g, 39%).

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