Dichloromethane → 5-Bromo-2-(bromomethyl)pyrimidine

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To an ice-cold solution of 5-bromo-2-methylpyrimidine (3.5 g, 20.23 mmol) in CCl4 (20 mL) was added AIBN (0.14 g, 2.02 mmol) followed by portion wise addition of NBS (3.6 g, 20.23 mmol) and the mixture stirred at 70° C. for 30 h. After completion of reaction (by TLC), DCM (150 mL) was added and washed with water and brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude residue was purified over 100-200 M silica-gel using 2% EtOAc:hexane to obtain the desired product (1.30 g, 25% yield). 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 4.68 (s, 2H) and 9.03 (s, 2H).

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