Boron tribromide → HCID 19918009, compound

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N-[[5-(Benzyloxy)-3,4-dihydro-3-methyl-4-oxo-2-pyrimidinyl]methoxy]phthalimide (1.56 g) (4 mmol) are dissolved in 110 ml of dichloromethane and treated dropwise at about -70° C. while stirring with 0.42 ml (4.4 mmol) of boron tribromide. After stirring at about -70° C. for 4 hours and at room temperature for 16 hours the solvent is removed in a water-jet vacuum at room temperature. The residue is treated with about 30 ml of water, the insoluble product is filtered off and washed firstly with water and subsequently with diethyl ether. After drying in a high vacuum at room temperature for 18 hours there are obtained 1.1 g of N-[(3,4-dihydro-5-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-oxo-2-pyrimidinyl)methoxy]phthalimide as a white powder, m.p. 172° C. (dec.).

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