Ammonia → 2-Amino-4-chloropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile

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To a solution of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine-5-carbonitrile (600 mg, 3.45 mmol) in dioxane (20 ml) was added a 0.5M solution of NH3 in dioxane (20 ml, 10 mmol) and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 4 h. A mixture of two isomers were obtained and separated by column chromatography using a mixture of hexane/ethyl acetate (from 0% to 45% of ethyl acetate). The title compound (304 mg, 56% yield) was found to be the less polar isomer.

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