Phosphorus tribromide → 4-Bromo-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidine

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The 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-4-ol (328 mg, 2.0 mmol) and PBr3 (0.188 mL, 2.0 mmol) were mixed and heated at 150° C. for 3 h. The reaction was cooled down and quenched with ice water, extracted with DCM (20 mL×2) to yield the titled compound. The organic phase was concentrated and crude material was purified by preparative TLC with 20% Acetone:Hexane to yield titled compound.

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