Phosphorus oxychloride → 4-CHLORO-5,6,7-TRIMETHOXYQUINAZOLINE

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5,6,7-tris(methyloxy)-4(1H)-quinazolinone (0.8 g, 3.39 mmol) was treated with POCl3 (10 ml, 107 mmol) and one drop of DMF, and stirred at 100° C. for 1 hour before being concentrated. The residue was treated with saturated aqueous NaHCO3 and extracted with CH2Cl2. The organic extracts were dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated to give 4-chloro-5,6,7-tris(methyloxy)quinazoline (770 mg, 89%) as a tan solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 8.88 (s, 1 H), 7.37 (s, 1 H), 4.04 (s, 3 H), 3.94 (s, 3 H), 3.91 (s, 3 H). MS (m/z) 255.0 (M+H+).

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