Phosphorus oxybromide → 2-Bromobenzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine

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Phosphorus oxybromide (25 g, 87 mmol) was added to a suspension of benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-2-ol (5.2 g, 28.1 mmol) in DCE (Ratio: 1.000, Volume: 93 ml) and DMF (Ratio: 0.01, Volume: 0.927 ml). Heated the reaction mixture to 100° C. for 3 hours. Cooled the reaction to room temperature and concentrated. Diluted with ice water and quenched to pH ˜8 with concentrated ammonium hydroxide. The resulting residue was filtered and washed with water followed by ethyl ether. Dried under vacuum to afford crude 2-bromobenzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine (6.97 g, 28.1 mmol, 100% yield).

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