Trichloroacetyl chloride → 5-Chloro-6-methyl-4-trichloroacetoxy-2-trichloromethylpyrimidine

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To a solution of 5.8 g (0.02 mole) 5-chloro-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-trichloromethylpyrimidine and 2.0 g (0.02 mole) triethylamine in 100 ml diethyl ether was added 3.6 g (0.02 mole) trichloroacetyl chloride. After the exothermic reaction subsided, the reaction mixture was stirred an additional 10 minutes and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in-vacuo and the residue recrystallized from ligroin to give 1.6 g starting material and 2.3 g product; m.p. 92° C. The corrected yield was 35%.

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