Dimethyl Sulfoxide → Benzaldehyde, 2-[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)oxy]-

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A 500-ml four-necked flask was charged with a mixture of 105 g (0.6 mole) of 2-chloro-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine, 79.4 g (0.65 mole) of salicylic aldehyde 48.3 g (0.35 mole) of potassium carbonate and 450 ml of dimethylsulfoxide. The mixture was gradually heated, and stirred at 120° C. for 3 hours. After the reaction mixture was cooled, it was poured into 2 l of water. Through the procedures of benzene extraction, washing with water, drying over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentration, 156 g of the target product were obtained as a crude oil. It was purified further by silica gel chromatography to obtain 117.1 g of white crystals (yield: 75.0%).

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