Pinacolone → 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)pyrimidine

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A 100 mL reaction flask is charged with 3,3-dimethyl-butan-2-one (10 g, 0.1 mol), formamidine acetate (57 g, 0.5 mol), and butanol (50 mL). The reaction mixture is heated to 130° C. and stirred for 24 hours. The crude mass is washed once with aqueous sulfuric acid (10%, 100 mL) followed by twice with brine (30 mL). Butanol is recovered by roto-evaporation. The crude product is further purified with liquid chromatography (Biotage® system) and then crystallized. Product 4-tert-butyl-pyrimidine (˜5 g) is obtained.

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