Phosphorus oxychloride → 4-Chloro-6-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)quinazoline

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6-(5-Methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)quinazolin-4-one (0.3 g) was treated with phosphorus oxychloride at reflux under N2 for 5 hours. The mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue azeotroped with toluene. This was then taken up in ethyl acetate and washed with 5% sodium bicarbonate and saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulphate and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound (0.22 g) as a yellow solid; δH [2H6]DMSO 12.65 (1H, bs), 8.71(1H, d), 8.45 (1H, dd), 8.33 (1H, s), 7.95 (1H, s) 2.73 (3H, s).

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