Dichloromethane → 5-Bromo-4-trifluoromethyl-pyrimidin-2-ylamine

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To a solution of 2-amino-4-trifluoromethylpyrimidine (8.0 g, 49.1 mmol) in chloroform (300 mL) was added N-bromosuccinimide (8.9 g, 50 mmol). The solution was stirred in the dark for 16 hours, at which time additional N-bromosuccinimide (4.0 g, 22.5 mmol) was added. After stirring for an additional 4 hours the solution was added to CH2Cl2 (200 mL) and 1N NaOH (200 mL). Upon mixing, the layers were separated and the organic layer was washed with NaCl(sat.) (100 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated, yielding 10.9 g (82%) of 5-bromo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyrimidylamine: LCMS (m/z): 242/244 (MH+); 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 8.52 (s, 1H), 5.38 (bs, 2H).

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