Diethyl Ether → 2,4-Dichloro-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine

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A solution of methylmagnesium bromide in ether (3M, 30 ml, 90 mmole) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of cyanuric chloride (3.91 g, 21.20 mmole) in anhydrous dichloromethane at −10° C. After the addition was complete, the reaction mixture was stirred at −5° C. for 4 h, after which time water was added dropwise at a rate such that the temperature of the reaction stayed below 10° C. After warming to room temperature, the reaction mixture was diluted with additional water and methylene chloride and passed through a pad of cilite. The organic layer was dried and evaporated to give 2,4-dichloro-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine of 4 as yellow solids (3.02 g, 87%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 2.70 (s, 3H).

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