Benzyl Bromide → 9-Benzyl-2-chloro-5-methyl-5,7,8,9-tetrahydro-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-6-one

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To a cooled (ice/water bath) suspension of sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil; 6.5 mg, 0.16 mmol) in DMA (0.5 mL) was added a solution of 10-chloro-6-methyl-2,6,9,11-tetrazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-7,9,11-trien-5-one (Intermediate 100; 32 mg, 0.15 mmol) in DMA (1.0 mL). The reaction mixture was allowed to stir, under nitrogen, in an ice bath for 15 minutes prior to addition of Benzyl bromide (Aldrich; 20 μl, 0.17 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred on an ice bath for 15 minutes and then at ambient temperature for 3 hrs A further addition of Sodium hydride (2 mg) was made and stirring continued for 6 hrs. Saturated ammonium chloride (0.5 ml) was added and the reaction mixture poured directly onto an SCX-3 cartridge (2 g). The cartridge was washed with methanol (˜30 mL) before eluting products with 2M ammonia in methanol (˜30 mL). Product containing fractions were evaporated to dryness to give a colourless gum, which was combined with the cartridge methanol pre-wash and this solution evaporated to dryness. The resultant material was partitioned between DCM (10 mL) and water (10 mL). The organic phase was collected by gravity elution through a PTFE filter cup and evaporated to give the title compound as a pale yellow opaque gum (46 mg, 89%)

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