Ethylene Glycol → HCID 20183305, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of ethyl 6-methyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylate (2 g) and ethyleneglycol (8 ml) was stirred for 50 hours at 90°. The reaction mixture was poured into a mixture of water (50 ml), ethyl acetate (50 ml) and tetrahydrofuran (50 ml). The solvent was distilled off. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with a mixture of n-hexane and ethyl acetate (10:1). The fractions containing the object compound were combined and concentrated in vacuo. The crystalline residue was recrystallized from diethyl ether to afford 2-hydroxyethyl 6-methyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-2-phenyl-5-pyrimidinecarboxylate.

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