Phosphorus oxychloride → 2-Chloro-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-pyridyl)-pyrimidine

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A mixture of 5-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-pyridyl)-2-(1H)-pyrimidinone (2.41 mmol) and phosphorus oxychloride (3 ml) was heated at reflux for 45 min. It was evaporated to dryness at a bath temperature of >500° C. The flask was cooled in an ice-bath and ice-water was added. If the pH value was found still acidic, then the mixture was neutralized with aqueous 5% ammonium hydroxide. It was extracted with dichloromethane, followed by washing of the organic solution with aqueous sodium chloride, drying and evaporation to yield the title compound as a yellowish foam which was used without further purification.

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