Novel triazolo pyrimidine compounds

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pyrimidine compound (I) useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate, to a process for preparing said pyrimidine compound, to intermediates used in said process, and to the use of said pyrimidine compound in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.

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         6 . The method of preparing a compound of formula (A): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       comprising:
 (a) reacting a compound of formula (I) with an alkali metal nitrite in the presence of a suitable acid to prepare a compound of formula (VII): 
 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         (b) coupling the compound of formula (VII) with a compound of formula (VI): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         to provide a compound of formula (V): 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         and, 
         (c) deprotecting a compound of formula (V) to provide the compound of formula (A). 
       
     
     
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         9 . An intermediate compound of formula (VII).