Triethylamine → 4-Chloro-6-(ethylbutylamino)-2-methyl-5-nitropyrimidine

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Part A. A solution of 4,6-dichloro-2-methyl-5-nitropyrimidine (prepared using the methods of Albert, et al., J. Chem. Soc. 1954, p. 3832) (2.77 g, 13.3 mmol) in absolute ethanol (25 mL) was cooled to 0° C., and treated with triethylamine (2.00 mL, 14.3 mmol). Then, a solution of ethylbutylamine (1.80 mL, 13.2 mmol) in ethanol (3 mL) was added dropwise with stirring. The mixture was allowed to stir and warm to ambient temperature overnight, then was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate (100 mL each). The organic phase was seperated, washed with satd. aq. brine (100 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated. The residue was separated by column chromatography (silica gel, dichloromethane) to afford 4-chloro-6-(ethylbutylamino)-2-methyl-5-nitropyrimidine as an oil (3.34 g, 12.2 mmol, 92%). Spectral data: TLC RF 0. 59 (dichloromethane). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 3.45 (2H, q, J=7.0 Hz), 3.38 (2H, t, J=7.7 Hz), 2.50 (3H, s), 1.62-1.52 (2H, m), 1.38-1.26 (2H, m), 1.20 (3H, t, J=7.0 Hz), 0.94 (3H, t, J=7.3 Hz). MS (NH3—CI): m/e 276 (4), 275 (40), 274 (16), 273 (100).

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