Sodium hydride → 5-Fluoro-2-(4-fluorobenzyloxy)pyrimidin-4-amine

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To a solution of 4-fluorobenzyl alcohol (2.56 g, 20.3 mmol) in 1,4-dioxane (20 mL) was added 60% NaH (0.813 g, 20.3 mmol) in several portions over a period of 10 min. To the magnetically stirred solution was added 2-Chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-amine* (2.00 g, 13.6 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature until gas evolution subsided. The reaction mixture was then heated in a CEM Discover microwave reactor at 120° C. for 90 min. The cooled reaction mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water, the organic phase was concentrated, and the product was purified by column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate gradient) to yield 5-fluoro-2-(4-fluorobenzyloxy)pyrimidin-4-amine (1.66 g, 52% yield) as a white solid: mp 129-131° C.; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.91 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (m, 2H), 7.03 (m, 2H), 5.27 (s, 2H), 5.05 (br s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z 238 (M+H)+. *4-Amino-2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidine can be purchased commercially or can be prepared through known literature methods.

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