Br.[Br:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[N:5][C:6](=O)[NH:7][CH:8]=1.P(Cl)(Cl)([Cl:12])=O>>[ClH:12].[Br:2][C:3]1[C:4]([Cl:12])=[N:5][CH:6]=[N:7][CH:8]=1A suspension of 5-bromopyrimidone hydrobromide (1.0 g, 3.9 mmol) in phosphorous oxychloride (4 mL) was heated at 90° C. for 1 h then cooled 0° C. The mixture was filtered, washed with POCl3 (2×2 mL) to furnish the title compound as a cream solid (388 mg). This compound was unstable to air and was used immediately in the next step.
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