Reaction #1810798

Reaction equation

2,5-difluoro-4-[3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-yl]nitrobenzene

sodium hydride

2-benzyloxyphenol

→

2-(2-benzyloxyphenoxy)-5-fluoro-4-[3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-yl]nitrobenzene

Yield 80.0%

Solvents

N,N-dimethylformamide

N,N-dimethylformamide

N,N-dimethylformamide

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   workup.ADDITIONwas added dropwise at the same temperature
2. 2
   workup.STIRRINGthe mixture was stirred for 1 hour
3. 3
   Extractionextracted with ethyl acetate
4. 4
   WashThe organic layer was washed successively once with 1N—HCl and once with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution
5. 5
   Dryingdried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate
6. 6
   Concentrationconcentrated

Procedure

A mixture of 4.05 g of 2-benzyloxyphenol and 9.5 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide was added dropwise to a mixture of 0.80 g of sodium hydride and 20 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide under ice cooling and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. A mixture of 7.1 g of 2,5-difluoro-4-[3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-yl]nitrobenzene and 17 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide was added dropwise at the same temperature and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. The reaction solution was poured into ice-water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed successively once with 1N—HCl and once with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was subjected to silica-gel column chromatography to give 8.6 g of 2-(2-benzyloxyphenoxy)-5-fluoro-4-[3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-yl]nitrobenzene.

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