Ethyl 2-acetyl-3-(dimethylamino)acrylate → Ethyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-methylpyrimidine-5-carboxylate

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4-Fluorobenzamidine hydrochloride (1.25 g, 7.16 mmol) is added to a solution of sodium metal (0.17 g, 7.39 mmol) in dry ethanol (25 mL) and stirred at room temperature for 20 min. Ethyl-2-acetyl-3-(dimethylamino)acrylate (1.35 g, 7.16 mmol) is added. The mixture is heated to reflux for 3 hours. The solvent is removed in vacuo. The residue is dissolved in EtOAc, washed with water and brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to afford ethyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-methyl-pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (1.65 g, 87%) as a solid. MS: 261 (M+H) 261.

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