Sodium methanethiolate → 2-(Methylthio)quinazolin-6-ol

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In the alternate reaction Scheme B, above, the 2-chloro-6-methoxyquinazoline 8 is reacted with sodium thiomethoxide in ethanol, dry methylene chloride, ethane thiol and aluminum chloride to obtain the 2-methylthioquinazolin-6-ol 13. The desired substituent, in this case 4-chloro(2-pyridyl)-N-methylcarboxamide, is added to the alcohol group to obtain the corresponding substituted methylthioquinazoline 14. Treatment with 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in acetic acid results in the corresponding sulfonyl 15, which is replaced by a desired substituent, in this case 2-naphthylaniline, to obtain the desired compound of the invention, in this case N-methyl-4-{[2-(naphthalen-2-ylamino)-quinazolin-6-yl]oxy}pyridine-2-carboxamide.

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