3-(dimethylamino)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: Sodium (1.21 g, 52.6 mmol) is added to 200 ml methanol to prepare a solution of sodium methoxide. After addition of guanidine hydrochloride (12.41 g, 129.9 mmol) and 3-(dimethylamino)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-one (5.0 g, 26.15 mmol; J. Heterocyclic Chem., 14:345, 1977) the mixture is heated at reflux over night. The reaction solvent is removed under reduced pressure, and the residue treated with water. The resulting precipitate is collected by filtration and dried in vacuo to give 4.25 g of 2-amino-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)pyrimidine (87%). This pyrimidine pre-cursor is reacted with (2S)-glycidyl 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate substantially as described for Epoxide 1 to give 2.05 g of the title epoxide (37.5%). is heated at reflux over night The reaction solvent is removed under reduced pressure the residue treated with water The resulting precipitate is collected by filtration dried in vacuo