Triethyl phosphonoacetate → ethyl (4-{6-[(2'-cyanobiphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-5-oxo-7-propyl[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-4(5H)-yl}cyclohexylidene)acetate

Participants

Reaction Steps

To a solution (10 mL) of ethyl (diethoxyphosphoryl)acetate (1.2 g) in tetrahydrofuran was added sodium hydride (0.21 g), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. A solution (10 mL) of 4′-{[5-oxo-4-(4-oxocyclohexyl)-7-propyl-4,5-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-6-yl]methyl}biphenyl-2-carbonitrile (2 g) in tetrahydrofuran was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. The reaction mixture was extracted with 1 N hydrochloric acid and ethyl acetate, and the obtained ethyl acetate layer was washed with saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give the title compound as a colorless solid (1.9 g, 86%).

Provenance & Evidence