Hydrogen Bromide → 5-(3-fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methyl-2-methylthio-3H-pyrimidin-4-one

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5-(3-Fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-2-methylthio-3H-pyrimidin-4-one (Step 4, 10.05 g, 35.85 mmol) was suspended in glacial HOAc (60 mL) and HBr (240 mL, 48%) was added. The reaction was put in an oil bath (110° C.) and stirred for 1.5 h. The reaction was heated to 120° C. and stirred for an additional 1.5 h, and which time LCMS showed very little starting material. The reaction was cooled to 0° C., and EtOAc (300 mL) was added. Saturated NaHCO3 (0.2 L) was added, the reaction was transferred to a 2 L Erlenmeyer flask, and 0.83 L saturated NaHCO3 was added. The reaction was stirred overnight, then more NaHCO3 (300 mL) and 5 N NaOH (100 mL) was added, and the reaction was stirred for 30 min then filtered. The solid was collected while the pH of the filtrate was adjusted to about 5 using 5 N NaOH and filtered again. The solid from both filtrations was combined and dried in vacuo to give title compound. MS (ESI pos. ion) m/z: 267. Calc'd for C12H11FN2O2S Mol. Wt.: 266.05.

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