N-Iodosuccinimide → 5-(4-Ethylphenyl)-6-iodofuro[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one

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Reaction Steps

Add 7.0 g (31.3 mmol) of N-iodosuccinimide to a solution of 5.0 g (20.9 mmol) of 5-(4-ethylphenyl)furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one in 250 ml of acetonitrile/tetrachloromethane (1:1). Stir the resulting suspension under reflux for two hours. After cooling to room temperature, concentrate the reaction mixture under reduced pressure. Stir the residue in ethyl acetate and filter. Add water to the filtrate. After removal of the organic phase, extract the aqueous phase repeatedly with ethyl acetate. Concentrate the combined organic phases under reduced pressure. Take up the residue in ethyl acetate and chromatograph it on silica gel (eluent: cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 1:1→1:2). Stir the resulting solid in diethyl ether/n-pentane and filter. 1.4 g (85% purity, 16% of theory) of the target compound are obtained.

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