Sodium hydride → 5-Bromo-2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)pyrimidine

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A suspension of 607.92 mg (15.20 mmol) of sodium hydride in 50 mL of THF is prepared under argon. A solution of 1.10 g (15.20 mmol) of cyclopropanemethanol in 5 mL of THF is added dropwise. The mixture is stirred for 50 minutes at room temperature. 1 g (5.07 mmol) of 5-bromo-2-chloropyrimidine in 5 mL of THF is then added. The mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture is taken up in water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase is washed with aqueous NaHCO3 solution and with saturated aqueous NaCl solution, dried and evaporated to dryness to give 1.10 g of 5-bromo-2-cyclopropylmethoxypyrimidine, corresponding to the following characteristics:

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