Water → 6-methyl-4-phenoxy-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine

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4-Phenoxy-6-prop-1-yn-1-ylpyrimidin-5-amine (776.0 mg) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (30 mL) and cooled to 0° C. To this solution was added dropwise a 1.0 M solution (4 mL) of potassium tert-butoxide in tetrahydrofuran, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was separated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent, hexane:ethyl acetate=67:33→20:80) to give the title compound (578.6 mg) as a white solid.

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