Water → 4,5-Difluoro-6-phenoxypyrimidine

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 42.4 g (0.45 mol) of phenol and 50.4 g (0.45 mol) of potassium tert-butoxide in 400 ml of tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise at 0° C. to a solution of 80 g (0.6 mol) of 4,5,6-trifluoropyrimidine in 1 of tetrahydrofuran. When the addition was complete, the reaction mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at 0° C. and then poured into water and extracted using ethyl acetate. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated in vacuo, and the residue is stirred with low-boiling petroleum ether. 63.8 g (68.1% of theory) of 4-phenoxy-5,6-difluoropyrimidine of melting point 65-66° C. are obtained.

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