2,4,6-Trimethylaniline → N-Butyl-N-ethyl-2,5-dimethyl-N'-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-pyrimidine-4,6-diamine

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A mixture of butyl-(6-chloro-2,5-dimethyl-pyrimidin-4-yl)-ethylamine (398 mg, 1.65 mmol), 2,4,6-trimethylaniline (4.04 g, 30 mmol) and diisopropyl-ethyl-amine (200 mg, 1.55 mmol) was heated at 210 to 230° C. overnight. The mixture was quenched with water and dilute hydrogen chloride, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was neutralized with saturated potassium carbonate, washed with brine, dried and concentrated to give a dark oil. The oil was distilled to give 579 mg of dark oil which was then purified through silica gel column chromatography using 1:1 hexane to chloroform as eluent to give 327 mg of the compound as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 0.92 (t, 3H), 1.14 (t, 3H), 1.2-1.4 (m, 2H), 1.45-1.60 (m, 2H), 1.85 (s, 3H), 2.16 (s, 6H), 2.30 (s, 3H), 2.33 (s, 3H), 3.2-3.4 (m, 4H), 5.8 (brs, 1H), 6.90 (s, 2H) ppm.

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