Cesium acetate → Desmethyl Erlotinib Acetate

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The title product of Example 30 (160 mg, 0.368 mmol); was treated with cesium acetate (707 mg, 3.68 mmol) in DMF (3 mL) at 120° C. under an atmosphere of N2 for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was partitioned between brine and CHCl3, and the organic extract was washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford a residue (285 mg) which was recrystallized from ethylacetate/hexane. (134 mg; M.P. 84°-87° C.; LC-MS: 422 (MH+); anal. RP18-HPLC RT: 4.38 min.).

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