Hydrogen Peroxide → (+/-)-3-[3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-7-phenylamino-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]-benzamide

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A solution of (±)-3-[3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-7-phenylamino-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]-benzonitrile (0.11 g; 0.22 mmol) (from Example 5b supra) in dimethyl sulfoxide (1.5 mL) was cooled in an ice-water bath. Aqueous sodium hydroxide (1.0 M; 0.38 mL; 0.38 mmol) was added, followed by aqueous hydrogen peroxide (30% solution; 70 μL; 0.69 mmol). The cooling bath was removed following the additions and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The solid was collected and washed with water and hot dichloromethane. This crude material was purified by flash chromatography (Biotage; 12M; 99:1 to 80:20 ethyl acetate-methanol gradient) and the pure product crystallized out of solution upon concentration to give (±)-3-[3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-4-methyl-2-oxo-7-phenylamino-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]-benzamide as a white solid. (Yield 64.6 mg; 57.9%). Melting Point: 268–273° C. (discolored on melting).

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