N,N-Diethylaniline → Acetonitrile, [(4-chloro-6-methyl-2-pyrimidinyl)thio]-

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To a solution of 19.4 g. (0.13 mole) of N,N-diethylaniline in 250 ml of phosphorus oxychloride was added 25.8 g (0.13 mole) of 2-(4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrimidinylthio)acetamide, the mixture was heated under reflux for 1 hour. The phosphorus oxychloride was removed in a rotary evaporator and the residue was poured onto 1 liter of cracked ice. The precipitate which resulted was collected, dried, and recrystallized from heptane to give 13.0 g. of pure white product, m.p. 62°-65°.

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