Water → 4,6-Dimethyl-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)pyrimidine

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27.8 g (0.2 mole) of 4-nitro-phenol were dissolved in 100 ml of dimethylsulphoxide. After addition of 11.2 g (0.2 mole) of powdered potassium hydroxide, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes and 28.5 g (0.2 mole) of 2-chloro-4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidine were then added. The mixture was heated at 120° C. for 6 hours and then cooled, stirred with one liter of water and filtered off with suction. The crystals filtered off with suction were dried in air. 38 g (77.5% of theory) of 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)-4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidine were obtained.

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