Phosphorus oxychloride → 4-Chloro-6-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpyrimidine

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A suspension of 3,4-dihydro-6-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpyrimidin-4-one (2.4 g) in phosphorus oxychloride (20 ml) was refluxed for 2 hours, and evaporated. To the residue were added aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and chloroform, and stirred at ambient temperature for 2 hours. The organic layer was obtained and washed with water. After evaporated, the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate-diisopropyl ether mixture (1:6 v/v). The precipitates were filtered off, and the filtrate was evaporated to give 4-chloro-6-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpyrimidine (2.09 g).

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