Methanol → 4,6-Dimethoxypyrimidine

Temperature

65 °C

To a suspension of 4,6-dichloropyrimidine (6.5 g, 43.9 mmol) in methanol (30 mL) at room temperature under argon was added NaOMe (7.1 g, 132 mmol) over 5 min. The resulting suspension was heated at 65° C. under argon for 24 h. Analysis by HPLC/MS indicated that the reaction was complete. Most of the solvent was removed under reduced pressure, then 1 M aqueous HCl (50 mL) and CH2Cl2 (50 mL) were added to the residue. The layers were separated and the organic phase was washed with saturated aqueous NaCl (30 mL), then dried (Na2SO4), filtered and evaporated. The crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluted with ethyl acetate-hexanes to obtain the title compound (5.76 g) as a low melting solid. See also Synthesis 1998, page 36.

1. customMost of the solvent was removed under reduced pressure
2. addition1 M aqueous HCl (50 mL) and CH2Cl2 (50 mL) were added to the residue
3. customThe layers were separated
4. washthe organic phase was washed with saturated aqueous NaCl (30 mL)
5. dry with materialdried (Na2SO4)
6. filtrationfiltered
7. customevaporated
8. customThe crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography
9. washeluted with ethyl acetate-hexanes

ORD record

ord-b9f7be27c86c41e688dfc5e525ab66c0

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2008_11

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US07452892B2