Cesium carbonate → 2-(2-(4-Chloro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)ethoxy)ethyl benzoate

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To a suspension of 4-chloro-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine (0.659 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5.0 mL) was added cesium carbonate (3.13 g) under ice-cooling, and the reaction mixture was stirred while warming to room temperature for 15 min. To the reaction mixture was added 2-(2-iodoethoxy)ethyl benzoate (1.45 g) prepared above, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 hrs. The reaction mixture was poured into 5% aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (100 mL), and extracted with ethyl acetate (150 mL×3). The organic layer was washed successively with water and saturated brine and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the obtained residue was subjected to silica gel chromatography (eluent:hexane/ethyl acetate=95/5→60/40). The object fraction was concentrated under reduced pressure and dried to give the title compound (0.822 g) as a colorless transparent oil.

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