3-Chlorophenol → 6,7-Dimethoxyquinazoline

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THF (5 ml) and Nail (60% disp in oil, approx. 28 mg) is added to a dry flask maintained under inert atmosphere at room temperature. m-Chlorophenol (0.09 g) is added as a soln. in THF (1 mL) and stirring is continued until the solution became clear. 4-Chloro-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline is added all at once (as the solid) and stirring was maintained overnight at RT. The solution is partitioned between CH2CL2 and 5% NaOH. The organic layer is washed with brine, dried (Na2SO4) and concentrated. Flash column chromatography (40% EtOAc/Hex) provided the pure compound. An analytical sample is obtained by recrystallization from EtOAc/Hex to provide 4-m-chlorophenoxy)-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline (0.05 g, white needles, m.p. 152°-153° C.

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