Diethyl (cyanomethyl)phosphonate → 3-(3-{3-[2-Chloro-6-(4-methoxy-benzylamino)-pyridin-4-ylmethyl]-5-isopropyl-2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-pyrimidin-4-yloxy}-5-methyl-phenyl)-acrylonitrile

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To a stirred solution of 3-{3-[2-chloro-6-(4-methoxy-benzylamino)-pyridin-4-ylmethyl]-5-isopropyl-2,6-dioxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-pyrimidin-4-yloxy}-5-methyl-benzaldehyde (335 mg, 0.611 mmol) and diethyl cyanomethyl-phosphonate (104 μl, 0.64 mmol) in THF (10 ml) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen atmosphere, was added potassium t-butoxide (151 mg, 1.34 mmol). After stirring for 1 hr., the mixture was stirred for overnight at room temperature. The mixture was then diluted with EA, washed with aqueous saturated ammonium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent, EA:hexanes (1:2)) to afford 243 mg (70%) of a white foam. 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3) δ 1.10 (6H, d, J=6.8 Hz), 2.32 (3H, s), 2.68 (1H, m), 3.78 (3H, s), 4.30 (2H, d, J=5.2 Hz), 4.68 (2H, s), 5.23 (1H, t, J=5.2 Hz), 5.82 (1H, d, J=16.6 Hz), 6.05 (1H, s), 6.21 (1H, s), 6.62 (2H, s), 6.84-6.90 (2H, m), 6.97 (1H, s), 7.18-7.27 (3H, m), 9.63 (1H, s).

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