V. Bavetsias, E. Henderson, E. McDonald
Jul 12, 2004
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Tetrahedron Letters
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2-pivalamido-3H-pyrimidin-4-one derivatives: convenient pivalamide hydrolysis using Fe(NO3)(3) in MeOH A simple methodology for pivalamide (trimethylacetamide, pivaloylamino) hydrolysis has been discovered using Fe(NO3)(3) in MeOH at room temperature. The pivalamido group of 2- pivilamido-3H-pyrimidin-4-ones or fused 2-pivalamido-3H- pyrimidin-4-ones such as 2-pivilamido-3H-quinazolin-4-ones and 2-pivalamido-3H-pteridines have been hydrolysed under these conditions to afford the corresponding amine. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.