Dimethylformamide → (3-Bromo-5-methyl-phenyl)-(5-isopropyl-2,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-4-yl)-methanone

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To a stirred solution of (3-bromo-5-methyl-phenyl)-(5-isopropyl-2,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-4-yl)-acetonitrile (40 g, 0.1 M) in anhydrous DMF (300 mL) in a water bath under an atmosphere of nitrogen, was added 60% sodium hydride (4.92 g, 0.12 M) in portions. After 30 min, oxygen gas was bubbled into the reaction mixture for 2 hr. The mixture was neutralized with aqueous saturated ammonium chloride solution. The crude product was extracted with ether and purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent, ether:hexanes (1:9)) to afford 34.6 g (89%) of a white solid. m.p. 122-123° C.; 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.17 (6H, d, J=7.1 Hz), 2.36 (3H, s), 2.77 (1H, m), 3.92 (3H, s), 4.05 (3H, s), 7.54-7.56 (2H, m), 7.75 (1H, m).

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