Methylamine → (rac)-4-{6-Methyl-2,5-dioxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl}-3-(methylsulfonyl)benzonitrile

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Under an argon protective gas atmosphere, (rac)-2,3-dibromopropyl 6-(bromomethyl)-4-[4-cyano-2-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxylate (758.2 mg, 1.0 mmol; Example 7A) was mixed with a 1 M solution of methylamine in THF (20 ml, 20.0 mmol, 20 eq.), and the mixture was stirred at RT for 30 min. The reaction mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure, and the crude product was purified by preparative HPLC (column: Gromsil C-18 10 μm; mobile phase: acetonitrile/water+0.1% TFA 10:90→90:10). This gave the title compound as a colorless solid (328 mg, 67% of theory).

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