Sodium hydride → 4-[2-(4-Tert-butylphenyl)ethoxy]-5-methoxy-6-methoxymethylpyrimidine

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5.4 g (0.03 mol) of 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol were added dropwise at 50° C. to a suspension of 1.2 g (0.03 mol) of sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil) in 50 ml of dry dimethylformamide, and the mixture was stirred until the evolution of hydrogen had ceased. The mixture was cooled to 0° C., and 4.7 g (0.025 mol) of 4-chloro-5-methoxy-6-methoxymethylpyrimidine (Coll. Czechoslov. Chem. Commun. 33, 2266 (1968)) were added. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature and for 2 hours at 100° C. After the solvent had been stripped off, the residue was taken up in dichloromethane/water, and the organic phase was dried and evaporated on a rotary evaporator. The crude product was chromatographed on silica gel using ethyl acetate. 3.8 g (46% of theory) of 4-[2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethoxy]-5 -methoxy-6 -methoxymethylpyrimidine were obtained in the form of a yellow oil.

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