Reaction #586108

Reaction equation

methyl (S)-2-[2-chloro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-di-oxo-4-trifluoromethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl)benzoyl-oxy]propionate

hydrochloric acid

→

(S)-2-[2-chloro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl)benzoyloxy]propionic acid

Yield 84.7%

Solvents

acetic acid

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Temperaturethe solution was heated
2. 2
   Temperatureunder reflux for 4 hours
3. 3
   workup.DISTILLATIONMost of the acetic acid was distilled off
4. 4
   workup.ADDITIONthe solution that remained was poured onto ice-water
5. 5
   ExtractionThe aqueous phase was extracted three times with ethyl acetate
6. 6
   Dryingthe organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate
7. 7
   Filtrationthe drying agent was filtered off
8. 8
   Concentrationthe filtrate was concentrated to dryness, which

Procedure

7.0 g (16 mmol) of methyl (S)-2-[2-chloro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-di-oxo-4-trifluoromethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl)benzoyl-oxy]propionate from example 3.1 were dissolved in 50 ml of acetic acid, 50 ml of conc. hydrochloric acid were added and the solution was heated under reflux for 4 hours. Most of the acetic acid was distilled off, and the solution that remained was poured onto ice-water. The aqueous phase was extracted three times with ethyl acetate, the organic phase was dried over sodium sulfate, the drying agent was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated to dryness, which gave 5.7 g of (S)-2-[2-chloro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl)benzoyloxy]propionic acid.

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