Phosphorus oxychloride → Ethyl 2-chloro-4-methylpyrimidine-5-carboxylate

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A solution of ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-methylpyrimidine-5-carboxylate (5 g, 27.5 mmol) and POCl3 (84 g, 550 mmol) was heated at reflux under N2 for 1 h. The reaction was cooled and concentrated. The residue was partitioned between CHCl3 and H2O and the organic layer was dried (Na2SO4), filtered, and concentrated to yield the title compound in a yield of 27% (1.5 g); 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.04 (s, 1H), 4.42 (q, 2H), 2.85 (s, 3H), 1.43 (t, 3H).

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