4'-{[6-ethyl-3-(1-methyl-2-oxoethyl)-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-1(2H)-yl]methyl}biphenyl-2-carbonitrile → 4'-{[6-ethyl-3-[2-hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-methylethyl]-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-1(2H)-yl]methyl}biphenyl-2-carbonitrile

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To a mixture of 4′-{[6-ethyl-3-(1-methyl-2-oxoethyl)-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-1(2H)-yl]methyl}biphenyl-2-carbonitrile (1.7 g) and tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) was added 4-methoxyphenyl-magnesium bromide (12.6 mL), and the mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 16 hr. The reaction mixture was extracted with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution and ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give the title compound as a colorless amorphous solid (0.68 g, 32%).

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