Methyl iodide → HCID 67281550, compound

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A mixture of 3-benzyloxy-2-methyl-5-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-hydroxy-ethyl)-1H-pyridin-4-one (2.07 g, 6.6 mmol), acetonitrile (60 mL), potassium carbonate (2.62 g, 19 mmole) and methyl iodide (15 mL, 0.24 mol) was heated to reflux for 30 min. On cooling to RT, the reaction mixture was filtered over a pad of CELITE™, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give a solid. The solid was dissolved in dichloromethane, and the resulting solution was washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated to afford 3-benzyloxy-1,2-dimethyl-5-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-hydroxy-ethyl)-1H-pyridin-4-one (1.48 g. 70% yield, HPLC Method 1 (Example 24), RT=15.4 min, HPLC purity (peak percent area): 99.9% at λ=280 nm). 1H NMR (DMSO-d6+D2O) δ ppm: 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.37, (m, 5H), 5.35 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 5.01 (m, 2H), 3.63 (s, 3H), 2.18 (s, 3H); MS-ESI (m/z) 328.1 [M+1]+, 220.2, 91.2 (100%).

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