A concise and scalable synthesis of LY231514 (1), a new pyrrolo [2, 3-d] pyrimidine-based antitumor agent, is presented. Reaction of 2-bromo-4-arylbutanal 9 with 2, 4-diamino-6- hydroxypyrimidine (10) regioselectively provided pyrrolo [2, 3-d] pyrimidine 11, representing the core structure of the drug, in good yield. Assimilation of the glutamic acid residue by conventional means completed the synthesis. Development of the optimized synthetic ...