Potassium Carbonate → Methyl 3-[4-[(2,4-difluorobenzyl)oxy]-2-methyl-6-oxopyrimidin-1(6H)-yl]-4-methylbenzoate

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A mixture of methyl 4-methyl-3-(2-methyl-4,6-dioxo-5,6-dihydropyrimidin-1(4H)-yl)benzoate (0.1 g, 0.00036 mol, from Step 2), K2CO3 (0.075 g, 0.00054 mol) and 2,4 difluorobenzylbromide (0.075 g, 0.00036 mol) in DMF (2.0 mL) containing 18-crown-6 (0.005 g) is stirred at room temperature for 1 h under argon atmosphere. DMF is distilled in vacuo and the residue is purified by reverse-phase HPLC using 10–90% CH3CN/Water gradient (40 min) at a flow rate of 80 mL/min. The appropriate fractions (MH+, m/z=401) are combined and concentrated to a small volume (˜20 mL). After cooling, 5% NaHCO3 solution (10 mL) is added and the solution is extracted with dichloromethane (3×20 mL). The combined organic extracts are dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated to dryness to afford the title compound (0.12 g, 82%) as a white amorphous substance: 1H NMR (CD3OD/400 MHz) δ 8.04 (d, 1H, J=1.6 Hz), 7.87 (d, 1H, J=1.16 Hz), 7.55 (m, 2H), 7.00 (m, 2H), 5.79 (s, 1H), 5.38 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 2.14 (s, 3H), and 2.12 (s, 3H); ES-HRMS m/z 401.1346 (M+H calcd for C21H19N2O4F2 requires 401.1307).

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