Ethyl 2,6-dichloro-5-nitropyrimidine-4-carboxylate → Ethyl 5-amino-2-chloropyrimidine-4-carboxylate

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In a Parr hydrogenator, ethyl 2,6-dichloro-5-nitropyrimidine-4-carboxylate (2.16 g, 8.12 mmol), 10% Pd/C (2.0 g, 0.94 mmol), magnesium monoxide (1.60 g, 39.7 mmol) and 1,4-dioxane (100 mL) were charged. The hydrogenation was allowed to go at room temperature under 50-60 psi for 2 days while monitored by LCMS. The reaction mixture was filtered through Celite and washed with methanol. The filtrate was concentrated and purified via flash chromatography eluting with 50 to 100% ethyl acetate in heptane to give ethyl 5-amino-2-chloropyrimidine-4-carboxylate (0.90 g, 55%).

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