Water → 4-[2-(2-Pyrimidinylamino)ethoxy]benzaldehyde

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Sodium hydride (1.2 g; 60% dispersion in oil) was added portionwise to a stirred solution of 2-(2-pyrimidinyl amino)ethanol (4 g) in DMF (140 ml) under an atmosphere of nitrogen. After the vigorous reaction had subsided 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (5.35 g) was added and the solution heated to 80° C. for 20 hours. After cooling the mixture was added to water (500 ml) and extracted with diethyl ether (3×300 ml). The organic extracts were washed with brine (2×200 ml), dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated to dryness. Chromatography of the residue on silica gel in 2% methanol in dichloromethane afforded the title compound, which was used in the next stage without further purification.

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