1,3-Dichloroacetone → 2-chloromethyl-6-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-6H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidin-5-one

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1,3-Dichloroacetone (2.27 g, 11.92 mmol) was added to a solution of 4-amino-1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-1H-pyrimidin-2-one (4.6 g, 12 mmol) in DMF (135 mL). The mixture was stirred at 150° C. for 30 minutes under microwave irradiation and then the solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography (silica; AcOEt in DCM with a gradient of 0/100 to 30/70). The desired fractions were collected and the solvents evaporated in vacuo to yield 2-chloromethyl-6-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-6H-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidin-5-one (2.5 g, 75% yield) as a solid.

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