Dichloromethane → 4-(1-Bromoethyl)-6-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidine

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A stirred mixture of the compound of part (v) (38.5 kg), azoisobutyronitrile (AIBN) (1.92 kg), N-bromosuccinimide (49 kg) and dichloromethane (198 L) was heated under reflux under nitrogen for 12 hours. The mixture was cooled to 25° C. and water (239 L) added. The layers were separated and the aqueous layer extracted with dichloromethane (120 L). The combined organic layers were washed with a solution of sodium metabisulphite (22.8 kg) in water (239 L), followed by water (239 L). The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure, toluene (240 L) was added and the resulting solution concentrated under reduced pressure to give the product as an oil (61.7 kg).

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