Dichloromethane → 5-Bromo-1-isobutyl-3-methyl-6-[2-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione

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5-Bromo-6-{hydroxy[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl}-1-isobutyl-3-methyl-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (33.47 g) was dissolved in triethyl silane (100 mls) and cooled to 0° C. before trifluoroacetic acid (100 mls) was added dropwise. After complete addition the resultant thick suspension was diluted by the addition of DCM (100 mls) and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was then concentrated in vacuo and partitioned between DCM and 50% aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate. The organic layer was collected, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The resultant off white solid was stirred vigorously with isohexane for 1 hour before being collected by filtration to yield 27.286 g (84.5%) of the subtitle compound.

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