Dimethylformamide → 4-Chloro-6-(5-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpyrimidine

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To a suspension of 6-(5-chloro-2-methoxy-phenyl)-2-methyl-3H-pyrimidin-4-one (520 mg, 2.1 mmol) in dichloromethane (20 ml) and 1,4-dioxane (20 ml) was added N,N-dimethylformamide (0.2 ml) followed by a solution of oxalyl chloride in dichloromethane (2 M, 4.2 ml). After stirring for 1 hour, the mixture was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate (100 ml) and saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (60 ml). The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum to give 4-chloro-6-(5-chloro-2-methoxy-phenyl)-2-methyl-pyrimidine (530 mg, 94% yield) as a white powder. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.67 (s, 3H, CH3), 3.91 (s, 3H, CH3), 7.26 (d, 1H, J=9.2 Hz, Ar), 7.59 (dd, 1H, J=8.8 Hz, J=2.6 Hz, Ar), 7.95 (s, 1H, Ar), 7.96 (d, 1H, J=2.9 Hz, Ar).

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