Phosphorus oxychloride → 4-Chloro-6-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-ethylpyrimidine

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A mixture of 6-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-ethylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one (0.240 g, 1.0 mmol) and POCl3 (5 mL) was heated to 85° C. for 6 h. After this time, the reaction was cooled, neutralized with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and extracted with methylene chloride. The combined organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue was purified by column chromatography (silica, hexanes/ethyl acetate) to afford the title compound as an off-white solid (0.210 g, 81%). MW=253.13. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz) δ 8.10 (t, J=1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.96-7.92 (m, 1H), 7.55-7:41 (m, 3H), 3.03 (q, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 1.55 (s, 1H), 1.42 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H); APCI MS m/z 254 [M+H]+.

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