Ammonia → 4-(Difluoromethoxy)-6-methylpyrimidin-2-amine

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4.0 g (0.017 mol) of 2-methylsulfonyl-4-difluoromethoxy-6-methylpyrimidine are suspended in 60 ml of chloroform. This suspension is saturated with gaseous ammonia, and then stirred for 3 hours at a temperature of between 20° and 25° C. The reaction mixture is subsequently diluted with 50 ml of methylene chloride; the organic phase is separated, washed with water and concentrated by evaporation. There are obtained, as crystalline residue, 2.5 g (85% of theory) of 2-amino-4-difluoromethoxy-6-methylpyrimidine, m.p. 137°-139° C.

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