Triethylamine → (E)-Ethyl 3-(4-(isopropylamino)-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyrimidin-5-yl)acrylate

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5-Iodo-N-isopropyl-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyrimidin-4-amine (8.1 g, 26.2 mmol), ethyl acrylate (5.24 g, 52.4 mmol), triethylamine (10.6 g, 105 mmol), palladium (II) acetate (1.17 g, 5.23 mmol), and tri-o-tolyl phosphine (1.59 g, 5.23 mmol) were added in that order to 10.8 mL of DMA in a pressure tube and sealed. The reaction mixture was heated to 100° C. and allowed to stir overnight. The reaction was quenched by filtration through a short silica plug washing with ACN. The solvent was evaporated and diluted with ethyl acetate then extracted with 10% aqueous LiCl, followed by water and brine. NOTE: Extraction is necessary to remove all DMA giving resolution in chromatography. The sample was purified by silica gel column chromatography using 20% ethyl acetate/hexane as eluent. Desired fractions were combined and reduced to afford 2.5 g (34% yield) of ethyl (2E)-3-[4-(isopropylamino)-6-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyrimidin-5-yl]acrylate as a yellow/orange oil.

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