Phosphorus oxychloride → 4-Chloro-7-methylthieno(3,2-d)pyrimidine

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7-Methylthieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-4(3H)-one (1.5 g) was added to POCl3 (10 mL), and the mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, concentrated and diluted with DCM, and sat. NaHCO3 solution was added thereto. The aqueous layer was extracted with DCM to combine organic layers. The organic layer was dried with MgSO4 and filtered to obtain the title compound as a white solid.

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