Phosphorus oxychloride → 7-benzyl-4-chloro-5,6-dimethylpyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine

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2.5 g of 4-hydroxy-5,6-dimethyl-7-benzyl-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine are boiled at reflux with 20 ml of POCl3 for 2.5 hours. The brown solution is cooled to RT and poured onto ice-water. The brownish precipitate is filtered off with suction and dissolved in ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate phase is washed with water, dried and concentrated in a rotary evaporator until white crystals form. 4-Chloro-5,6-dimethyl-7-benzyl-pyrrolo[2,3-d]-pyrimidine is obtained in the form of white crystals having a melting point of 115°-116° C.

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