Triethylamine → 2-chloro-4-[(3S)-3-methylmorpholin-4-yl]-6-(methylsulfonyloxymethyl)pyrimidine

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2-Chloro-4-(iodomethyl)-6-[(3S)-3-methylmorpholin-4-yl]pyrimidine can also be prepared by the dropwise addition of methanesulfonyl chloride (91 mL, 1169.52 mmol) to [2-chloro-6-[(3S)-3-methylmorpholin-4-yl]pyrimidin-4-yl]methanol (190 g, 779.68 mmol) and triethylamine (163 mL, 1169.52 mmol) in DCM (2293 mL) at 0° C. under air. The resulting solution was allowed to warm up slowly to RT over a period of 4 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched with water, extracted with DCM and the organic layer dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to afford [2-chloro-6-[(3S)-3-methylmorpholin-4-yl]pyrimidin-4-yl]methyl methanesulfonate as a yellow gum (251 g). Sodium iodide (234 g, 1560.07 mmol) was added to this material in acetone (3679 mL) and the resulting suspension stirred at RT for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and redissolved in DCM and washed three times with water then with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium thiosulphate. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered and evaporated to afford crude desired product (270 g). This was purified by chromatography to give an off white solid which was further triturated with ether to give the desired material which was identical to previous samples.

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