4-Aminobenzoic Acid → N2,N4-bis(4-carboxyphenyl)-5-fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinediamine

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A mixture of 4-Aminobenzoic acid (410 mg, 3 mmol) and 2,4-dichloro-5-fluoropyrimidine (100 mg, 0.6 mmol) in methanol (10 mL) and water (1 mL) was stirred at 100° C. for 24 h to yield N2,N4-bis(4-carboxyphenyl)-5-fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinediamine after methanol was removal. This residue was redissolved in DMF (10 mL) and to it was added potassium carbonate (1.65 g, 12 mmol) and iodomethane (0.37 mL, 6 mmol), stirred at room temperature overnight, and then diluted with 1 N HCl (80 mL) and ethyl acetate (80 mL). The ethyl acetate layer was washed with 1 N HCl (60 mL) and water (60 mL). The organic layer was separated, dried, evaporated and the resulting residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate/hexanes to give N2,N4-bis(4-methoxycarbonylphenyl)-5-fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinediamine (150 mg, 63%). 1H NMR (acetone-d6): δ 3.85 (s, 3H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 7.88-7.97 (m, 4H), 7.98-8.05 (m, 4H), 8.18 (d, J=3.0 Hz, 1H), 9.00 (br, 1H, NH), 9.04 (br, 1H, NH); LCMS: ret. time: 27.07 min.; purity: 95.54%; MS (m/e): 397.04 (MH+).

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