Sodium Hydroxide → 5-Bromo-4-chloro-6-ethylpyrimidine

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29.7 g (0.146 mol) of 4-hydroxy-5-bromo-6-ethylpyrimidine are introduced slowly into 27.3 g (0.178 mol) of phosphorus oxychloride. The suspension dissolves on heating to 70° C.; the reaction is slightly exothermic. The temperature is kept at 70° C. for 11/2 hours and, after cooling, the solution is poured onto ice-water and neutralised carefully to pH 5-7, at 0° C., with 30% sodium hydroxide solution. Extraction with ethyl acetate yields, after removal of the solvent, 30.4 g of crude product. Distillation yields 23.9 g (73.9% of the theoretical yield) of pure substance having a boiling point of 112°-114° C./24 mbar.

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