LY 43578 → 8-Chloro-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-5H-indeno[1,2-d]pyrimidine

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A solution of 4.0 g of α, α-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-5-pyrimidinemethanol in 25 ml of methanesulfonic acid was stirred under a nitrogen atmosphere for 18 hours. The solution was poured into a sodium bicarbonate solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic extract was washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate/isooctane provided 1.95 g of the desired title product, m.p. 158°-163° C.

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