Water → RO-0506997

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To a suspension of N-[(2,6-difluorophenyl)carbonyl]-4-(1,3,6-trimethyl-2,4-dioxo-5-pyrimidinyl)-L-phenylalanine (0.743 mmol, 340 mg) and sodium bicarbonate (5.94 mmol, 499 mg) in DMF (3.8 mL) was added iodoethane (5.94 mmol, 0.475 mL) at room temperature. The mixture was stirred for 48 h at room temperature. Then, the reaction mixture was poured into water (100 mL) and was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×25 mL). The combined extracts were washed with brine solution (80 mL) and were dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Filtration of the drying agent and concentration of the filtrate gave the crude product which was purified by silica gel chromatography using a Biotage (40s) column to obtain 335 mg (93% yield) of N-[(2,6-difluorophenyl)carbonyl]-4-(1,3,6-trimethyl-2,4-dioxo-5-pyrimidinyl)-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester as a crystalline white solid: mp 218-219° C. ES-HRMS m/e calcd for C25H25F2N3O5 (M+Na) 508.1654, found 508.1660.

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