Potassium Carbonate → 2-[(3-Methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)methyl]pyrimidine

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A solution of 4-nitro-m-cresol (0.25 g, 1.6 mmol), 2-(chloromethyl)pyrimidine hydrochloride (0.40 g, 2.4 mmol) and potassium carbonate (0.50 g, 4.0 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (6.0 mL) was stirred at 70° C. for 18 h. Cooled to ambient temperature, the reaction mixture was poured into ice water, extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to afford 2-[(3-methyl-4-nitrophenoxy)methyl]pyrimidine as crude material (0.32 g, y. 81%) as solid.

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