Acetic Acid → 7-Fluoroquinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione

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To a mixture of 2-amino-4-fluorobenzoic acid (4.0 g, 26 mmol) and potassium cyanate (3.5 g, 43 mmol) in water (200 mL) was added acetic acid (3 mL, 45 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for about 5 h. To the mixture was added NaOH (15 g, 375 mmol) and it was stirred for another 1 h. The mixture was filtered and the solid was mixed in hot water, and it was adjusted to pH=5˜6 by addition of acetic acid. The mixture was filtered and washed with water, dried to give the title compound (3.0 g, 65% yield) as gray solid. MS: m/z 181.1 [M+H]+

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