Sodium Hydroxide → (2S)-7-chloro-2-methyl-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-5(1H)-one

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41.60 mL (446.50 mmol) of phosphorus oxychloride are added, at room temperature and under an argon atmosphere, to a suspension of 35 g (148.80 mmol) of (S)-7-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one in 350 mL of 1,2-dichloroethane. The resulting mixture is then heated at 70° C. for 4 hours. After cooling, the reaction mixture is evaporated to dryness under vacuum. The residue obtained is taken up in 35 mL of cold water and 500 mL of ethyl acetate. 32% sodium hydroxide is added to the mixture obtained, to pH=6-7. The organic phase is then separated out and then dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 20 g of (S)-7-chloro-2-methyl-2-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one, the characteristics of which are as follows:

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