Ethyl Acetate → 2-(Methylsulfanyl)pyrimidin-5-ol

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To a stirring solution of 2-(methylthio)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)pyrimidine (from step A) (1.167 g, 4.63 mmol) in THF/H2O (20 mL 1:1) at room temperature under argon was added sodium perborate tetrahydrate (2.137 g, 13.9 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction was cooled to room temperature. EtOAc (10 mL) was added to the reaction mixture, which was washed with brine (15 mL×3). Organic phase was dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated. The crude product was very insoluble, therefore it was used directly to next step. MS (ESI) 143 (M+H).

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