Diisopropylethylamine → (4-Chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)-(2-trifluoromethoxy-benzyl)-amine

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To a solution of 5-(trifluoromethyl)-2,4-di-chloropyrimidine (0.5 g, 2.3 mmol) in DMF (8 mL) were added a solution of 2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzylamine (0.44g, 2.3 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) followed by DIPEA (0.44 mL, 2.3 mmol) at −20° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at that temperature for 20 min. When the starting material was all consumed, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc and washed with water (×4). The organic phase was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel preparative TLC using 100% CH2Cl2 as an eluent to afford 0.44 g (52%) of (4-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)-(2-trifluoromethoxy-benzyl)-amine as a white foam.

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