p-Toluenesulphonyl cyanide → 4-Chlorothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-6-carbonitrile

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To a suspension of compound 6.2 (5.0 mmol) in dry THF (25.0 mL) was added lithium diisopropylamide (“LDA”; 6.0 mmol; 2.0 M in heptane/THF/ethylbenzene) at −78° C. under an atmosphere of N2. After stirring at −78° C. for 30 minutes, the mixture was transferred to a pre-cooled solution of TsCN (8.0 mmol) in dry THF (10 mL) at −78° C. The resulting mixture was slowly warmed to room temperature and stirred for several hours. The reaction was quenched by the addition of several drops of saturated ammonium chloride and then concentrated. The residue was diluted with saturated sodium bicarbonate and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layers was dried, concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel to provide 4-chloro-thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-6-carbonitrile c (compound 47.1) in 20% yield. EIMS (m/z): calcd. for C7H2CN3S (M+)+H 195.97. found 196.00.

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