Methyl iodide → 2-Chloro-9-cyclohexyl-5-methyl-5,7,8,9-tetrahydro-pyrimido[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-6-one

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10-chloro-2-cyclohexyl-2,6,9,11-tetrazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-7,9,11-trien-5-one (Intermediate 267; 5.87 g, 20.91 mmol) was suspended in DMA (450 mL) under nitrogen. Methyl iodide (3.26 g, 23 mmol) was added and the suspension cooled to 5° C. on an ice-water bath. Sodium hydride (60% mineral oil dispersion; 920 mg, 23 mmol) was added in a single portion and the resulting mixture stirred on the ice-water bath for 30 minutes allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution (10 mL) and the solvent evaporated. The residue was partitioned between DCM (200 mL) and water (300 mL) and the aqueous phase re-extracted with DCM (100 mL). The combined organic phases were dried (MgSO4) and the evaporated. The residue was taken up in DCM and purified on a silica column eluting with a gradient of 10-50% EtOAc/isohexane over 10 column volumes. Fractions containing product were combined and evaporated to yield the title compound as a cream solid (5.02 g, 81%)

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