To a stirred solution of 4-amino-6-chloro-2-methylthiopyrimidine (3.5 g) in toluene (45 mL) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added, sequentially, 3-(trifluoromethyl)phenylboronic acid (4.15 g), potassium carbonate (25 mL, 2M) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (1.16 g). The mixture was heated to reflux for ten hours. Ethyl acetate (150 mL) was added and the mixture washed with water (2×100 mL). Organic layer was separated, washed with saturated sodium chloride (100 mL), dried over sodium sulphate and solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to yield crude product. Purification by flash chromatography yielded product 2-methylsulfanyl-6-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyrimidin-4-ylamine (3.45 g)
