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Off-white to beige crystalline powder

5-Bromo-2-chloropyrimidine is a intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceutical goods such as inhibitors.

Under nitrogen protection, 35 g (0.2 mol) of 2-hydroxy-5-bromopyrimidine, 61.3 g (0.4 mol) of phosphorus oxychloride, and 200 mL of toluene were added into the reaction flask. At 35 ℃, triethylamine 40.5g was added and then heated up at 80-85 ℃. Stir the reaction for 6 hours, sampling HPLC to detect the raw material (less than 2%), and lower the temperature. After concentrating the mixture under reduced pressure to remove most of the toluene and Phosphorus oxychloride, put the reaction solution into 10°C water, and adjust pH=8-9 with 20% sodium carbonate aqueous solution. Finally, 5-Bromo-2-chloropyrimidine was obtained after purification.

5-Bromo-2-chloropyrimidine, a 2,5-dihalopyrimidine, is a useful organic electrophiles. It could react with tri(3-indolyl)indium reagent through cross-coupling reaction. Other aryl- and heteroarylindium reagents, such as thiophenyl-, pyridyl-, naphthyl-, and alkynylindium reagents, also reacted with 5-bromo-2- chloropyrimidine to afford the corresponding 2-chloro-5-substituted pyrimidines[1].

[1] Mosquera A, et al. Cross-Coupling Reactions of Indium Organometallics with 2,5-Dihalopyrimidines: Synthesis of Hyrtinadine A?. Organic Letters, 2008; 10: 3745–3748.