Phosphorus oxychloride → 4-((4-Chloropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)benzonitrile

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A mixture of 4-[(4-hydroxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino]-benzonitrile (0.12 mol) in POCl3 (90 ml) was stirred and refluxed under Argon for 20 minutes. The reaction mixture was slowly poured onto 750 ml ice/water, and the solid was separated by filtration. The solid was suspended in 500 ml water, and the pH of the suspension was adjusted to neutral by adding a 20% NaOH solution. The solid was again separated by filtration, suspended in 200 ml 2-propanone, and 1 L methylene chloride was added. The mixture was heated till all solid had dissolved. After cooling to room temperature, the aqueous layer was separated, and the organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate. During removal of the drying agent by filtration, a solid formed in the filtrate. Further cooling of the filtrate in the freezer, followed by filtration, yielded 21.38 g of 4-[(4-chloro-2-pyrimidinyl)amino]-benzonitrile (intermediate 2).

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