Pyridine → tert-Butyl 2-chloropyrimidine-4-carboxylate

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2-Chloropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (500 mg, 3.154 mmol) was suspended in 2-methylpropan-2-ol (20 ml), followed by addition of pyridine (3 ml) and p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (1.2 g, 6.308 mmol), and then resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen stream for 4 hours. The resulting reaction liquid was neutralized by slow addition of a saturated aqueous NaHCO3 solution, and then concentrated under reduced pressure, followed by addition of distilled water (5 ml). The precipitated solid was filtered, followed by vacuum drying, to obtain 420 mg of pale yellow solid (62%).

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