Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(3,4-Dichloroanilino)-6-methoxyquinazolin-7(1H)-one

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4-Chloro-6-(methyloxy)-7-[(phenylmethyl)oxy]quinazoline hydrochloride (22.91 g, 67.9 mmol) was suspended in isopropanol followed by addition of 3,4-dichloroaniline (13.2 g, 81.5 mmol) and concentrated aqueous hydrochloric acid (1 mL). The mixture was brought to reflux over 12 hours and diluted with ethyl ether (150 mL). The solid was collected by filtration, washed with additional ethyl ether and dried. The material was then taken into trifluoroacetic acid (150 mL) and brought to reflux over 1 hour. The solution was cooled to room temperature then concentrated in vacuo to give a crystalline residue. The residue was suspended in acetonitrile (100 mL) followed by addition of ethyl ether (100 mL). The solid was collected by filtration and washed with additional ethyl ether then dried in vacuo to give 4-[(3,4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-6-(methyloxy)quinazolin-7-ol (21.49 g, 64% yield) as a tan solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMSO): 11.09 (br s, 1H), 8.87 (s, 1H), 8.07 (d, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.23 (s, 1H), 3.98 (s, 3H); MS (EI) for C15H11N3O2Cl2: 337 (MH+).

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