Dimethylformamide → 4-Chloro-6-methoxyquinazolin-7-ol

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7-Benzyloxy-6-methoxy-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one (10.1 g) was suspended in thionyl chloride (200 ml) then dimethylformamide (0.5 ml) added and the resultant mixture heated to 80° C. and stirred for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated and azeotroped with toluene to yield 4-chloro-7-hydroxy-6-methoxyquinazoline as a solid (12.1 g, 100%); NMR: 4.88 (s, 3H), 5.25 (s, 2H), 7.44 (s, 1H), 7.49 (s, 1H), 7.32-7.52 (m, 5H), 8.83 (s, 1H); m/s: M+H+ 283.

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