4-chloro-5,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-amine → 4,5-dimethylpyrimidin-2-amine

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A solution of 4-chloro-5,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-amine (0.35 g, 2.22 mmol) in 2M ammonia in methanol (100 ml) was flushed with nitrogen and palladium on carbon (0.035 g, 0.33 mmol) was added, flushed with nitrogen and the reaction was hydrogenated at 1 atm, ambient temperature for 18 h. The reaction mixture was flushed with nitrogen and filtered through celite and the celite pad washed with methanol. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness in vacuo to afford 4,5-dimethylpyrimidin-2-amine (0.35 g, 2.56 mmol, 90% yield) which was used without further purification. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 7.89 (1H, s), 6.19 (2H, s), 2.18 (3H, s), 1.99 (3H, s). MS (LC/MS) R.T.=0.56; [M+H]+=124.20.

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