Water → 6-((9H-purin-9-yl)methyl)-2-(methylthio)benzo[d]oxazole

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To a stirred solution of 9H-purine (784 mg, 6.53 mmol) in DMF (16 mL) was added NaH (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 373 mg, 9.33 mmol), portionwise at 0° C. After stirring for 30 min, 6-(chloromethyl)-2-(methylthio)benzo[d]oxazole (1.3 g, 6.22 mmol) was added to the mixture. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to rt and stir for 3 h. The reaction mixture was poured into water (150 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (150 mL×4). The combined organic layers were washed with water and brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 40:1 DCM/MeOH to give 6-((9H-purin-9-yl)methyl)-2-(methylthio)benzo[d]oxazole as a light yellow solid (569 mg, 32.7%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.14 (s, 1H), 8.92 (s, 1H), 8.77 (s, 1H), 7.69 (s, 1H), 7.56 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 5.59 (s, 2H), 2.70 (s, 3H). LCMS (ESI) m/z 298 (M+H)+.

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