Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Cyclopropyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid

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The solutions of 3.6 g (10.7 mmol) of 4-cyclopropyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (example 27D]) in 40 ml of ethanol and of 1.07 g (26.7 mmol) of sodium hydroxide in 5 ml of H2O were mixed and then refluxed for 1 hour. After cooling to ambient temperature, 6.7 ml of 4N aqueous hydrochloric acid was added. The reaction mixture was extracted with three portions of ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were washed with water and brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The 4-cyclopropyl-2-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid crystallized upon concentrating the solution by evaporation. After cooling in an ice bath, 3.08 g of white crystals were obtained (84% of theory).

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