Benzyl Bromide → 5-(1-benzyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)-2-phenylpyrimidine

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To a solution consisting of 5-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)-2-phenylpyrimidine (Step B, 0.050 g, 0.193 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was added potassium carbonate (0.133 g, 0.965 mmol) at room temperature under dry conditions. After heating the reaction mixture in an 80° C. oil bath for one hour, benzyl bromide (Aldrich, 0.039 g, 0.231 mmol) was added to the mixture. The solution was left stirring in an 80° C. oil bath for 24 hours. Upon cooling, the reaction was diluted with dichloromethane (100 mL) and washed with saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (50 mL), water (50 mL) and brine (50 mL). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on silica. Elution through an 8-g Silicycle® flash silica cartridge with gradient of 100% dichloromethane to 5% methanol in dichloromethane afforded the title compound as a white solid (22 mg, 36%). Rf 0.56 with 95:5 v/v dichloromethane-methanol; melting point 195° C.; 1H-NMR (400 MHz; DMSO-d6) δ 9.25 (s, 2H), 8.44-8.42 (m, 2H), 8.03 (s, 2H), 7.56-7.54 (m, 3H), 7.45-7.36 (m, 5H), 5.38 (s, 2H); MS (ESI+) m/z 313.1 (M+1); H-PGDS FPBA IC50: 4 μM.

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