Water → 4-Benzyl-2-chloro-6-methyl-pyrimidine

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4-Benzyl-2,6-dichloro-pyrimidine (2.5 g, 10.5 mmol) was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (40 mL) under an atmosphere of nitrogen and subsequently treated with dimethylzinc (2M in toluene, 5.76 mL) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (245 mg). After stirring for 18 h at ambient temperature, ethyl acetate and water were added, the phases separated and the aqueous layer was extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. Column chromatography on silica gel using heptane/ethyl acetate 9:1 v/v) as eluent afforded the title compound (1.89 g, 83%) as colorless oil.

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