Potassium Carbonate → 6-Chloro-1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-3-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione

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A mixture of 6-chloro-3-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (16.2 g, 101 mmol), p-methoxybenzyl chloride (16.5 mL, 122 mmol) and potassium carbonate (7.0 g, 50.7 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (200 mL) is heated at 60° C. for 3 hours. Additional potassium carbonate (3.0 g, 21.7 mmol) is added, and the reaction mixture heated at 60° C. for another 3 hours. After hot filtration, the filtrate is evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The obtained oil is directly used for the synthesis in the next step. A small amount of product is further purified by silica-gel flash chromatography to give pure product as crystals. 1H NMR (400 MHz, MeOH-d4) δ 3.37 (s, 3H), 3.83 (s, 3H), 5.24 (s, 2H), 5.96 (s, 1H), 6.91 and 7.32 (AB, 4H, J=6.8 Hz). MS (FAB) m/z 281.23 [M+H]+.

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