Ammonia → Methyl 6-amino-2-chloropyrimidine-4-carboxylate

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2-Chloro-6-methanesulfonylpyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester (3.7 g, 14.75 mmol) was dissolved in dioxane and 7N ammonia in methanol was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, concentrated under vacuum, and the residue partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic phase was dried and concentrated. The product was purified by column chromatography to provide 6-amino-2-chloropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester (2.35 g, 85% yield): 1H NMR (DMSO-d6): δ 7.6 (br s, 1H), 7.00 (s, 1H), 3.84 (s, 3H), 3.33 (s, 3H).

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