Acetic Acid → (2,4-Dihydroxypyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-6-yl)methyl acetate

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Into a 5000-mL 4-necked round-bottom flask was placed a solution of 6-methylpyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione 2 (120 g, 677.97 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in acetic acid (2400 mL). This was followed by the addition of m-CBPA (608 g, 3.51 mol, 5.18 equiv) in several batches. The resulting solution was stirred overnight at 100° C. The resulting mixture was cooled and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was washed with 2×1500 mL of ether and 2×500 mL of DCM, then it was dissolved in HOAc (1200 mL) and acetic anhydride (500 mL). The resulting solution was stirred for 0.5 h at 110° C. The reaction mixture was cooled and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was washed with 2×500 ml of ether and dried. This resulted in 80 g (50%) of (2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-6-yl)methyl acetate 3 as a brown solid.

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