Cesium carbonate → 7-Cyclohexyl-6-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-benzyloxy)-phenyl]-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbonitrile

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To a solution of 53 mg (0.17 mmol) of 7-cyclohexyl-6-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbonitrile in 3 mL of dimethylformamide (DMF) was added 72 mg (0.22 mmol) of cesium carbonate (Cs2CO3), followed by 0.034 mL (0.22 mmol) of 3-(trifluoromethyl)-benzyl bromide, and the resulting heterogeneous mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate, and the combined organic extracts were concentrated to give a residue which was chromatographed on silica gel (Biotage; DCM) to afford 65 mg (80% yield) of desired 7-cyclohexyl-6-[4-(3-trifluoromethyl-benzyloxy)-phenyl]-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carbonitrile as indicated by 1H NMR; LC-MS—calcd for C27H23F3N4O [M++H]+: 477.18, found: 477.1.

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