Water → Ethyl 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-2-(methylthio)-5-pyrimidinecarboxylate

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3-Dimethylamino-2-(2-fluoro-benzoyl)-acrylic acid ethyl ester was dissolved in DMF (100 mL). To the solution was added isothiourea sulfate (18.92 g, 68.0 mmol) and NaOAc (23.24 g, 0.28 mol). The reaction mixture was heated at 80-90° C. overnight. Water was added to the cooled solution. The product was extracted with EtOAc (3×100 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with a saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution and water, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (1 L silica, EtOAc) to give 4-(2-fluoro-phenyl)-2-methylsulfanyl-pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid ethyl ester as a yellow oil (11.86 g, 40.6 mmol, 60% over 2 steps).

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