Benzyl Chloride → 2-Amino-4-methyl-6-benzyloxypyrimidine

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2-Amino-4-methyl-6-hydroxypyrimidine (62.5 g, 0.50 mole) is dissolved in 500 ml of dimethylformamide and sodium hydride (0.5 mole) is added over a 1 hour period under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture is heated at 75° C. for 11/2 hours. Benzyl chloride (69.3 g, 0.55 moles) is then added over 15 minutes and the mixture is heated at 90° C. and stirred for 11/2 hours. After cooling, the reaction mixture is filtered and concentrated under vacuum to an oil from which 2-amino-4-methyl-6-benzyloxypyrimidine melting at 108°-109.5° C. is obtained by crystallization from n-butyl chloride.

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