Acetonitrile → 5-((2-chloropyrimidin-4-yl)oxy)-2-methyl-1H-indole

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Reaction Steps

To a 50 L three-neck round bottom flask, equipped with a mechanical stirrer, addition funnel and thermometer, were added 2-methyl-1H-indol-5-ol (compound 1, 3 Kg), anhydrous acetonitrile (9 L) and potassium carbonate (4.2 Kg). The reaction mixture was cooled to 0-5° C. with stirring under N2. A solution of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine (Compound 2, 3.05 Kg, in 9 L of acetonitrile) was added to the reaction mixture dropwise while keeping the inner temperature of the reaction in the range from 0 to 5° C. After addition was complete, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to a temperature ranging from 5 to 10° C. over a period of 4-8 hours. When reaction was completed, the reaction mixture was poured into 54 L of distilled water in a 100 L reactor with stirring, and stirred for another hour at room temperature. The precipitates were collected by filtration and the filter cake was washed with pure water to afford Compound 3 (5.7 Kg).

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