Acetic Acid → 6-Hydroxy-7-methoxy-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-one

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A mixture of methyl 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoate (3.1 g, 15.7 mmol) and AcOH (7.1 mL) in formamide (15.5 mL) was heated at 140° C. overnight. To it was added water (20 mL) and filtered to afford 6-hydroxy-7-methoxyquinazoline-4(3H)-one as a solid (2.7 g, 89%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.82 (s, 1H), 7.9 (s, 1H), 7.4 (s, 1H), 7.1 (s, 1H), 3.9 (s, 3H).

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