To a solution 2-chloro-4-methoxypyrimidine (2 g, 13.8 mmol) in ethoxyethanol (50 mL) was added 4-(3-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)aniline (1.7 g, 10.6 mmol). The reaction was warmed to 75° C. for 16 h, cooled, and diluted with water and EtOAc. The layers were separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (4×). The combined organics were dried (MgSO4), and concentrated to give a near colorless solid which was homogeneous by analytical HPLC analysis and was used without further purification.
