Propargyl alcohol → 4-(Methylthio)-6-methoxy-7-(3-hydroxyprop-1-ynyl)quinazoline

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4-(methylthio)-6-methoxy-7-(trifluoromethanesulphonyloxy)quinazoline (1.0 g, 2.82 mmol) in dimethylformamide (30 ml) was reacted with propargyl alcohol (0.51 ml, 8.75 mmol) in the presence of bisdichloro(triphenylphosphine) palladium (100 mg, 0.14 mmol) copper (I) iodide (40 mg) and triethylamine (1.7 ml, 0.0124 mmol) at 90° C. for 2.5 hours under argon. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo, water and hydrochloric acid (2.0 N) were added, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. Purification by flash chromatography on silica gel, eluting with 7.5% methanol in dichloromethane, yielded 4-(methylthio)-6-methoxy-7-(3-hydroxyprop-1-ynyl)quinazoline (122 mg, 17% yield):

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