Yield:-

Reaction Conditions:

aluminum nickel in methanol;

Steps:

127 5-Amino-4,6-dichloro-2-ethylpyrimidine

EXAMPLE 127 5-Amino-4,6-dichloro-2-ethylpyrimidine 4,6-Dichloro-5-nitro-2-ethylpyrimidine (185 g, 0.83 mol) was dissolved in methanol (1.5 L) and reduced under 15 p.s.i. H₂ in the presence of Raney nickel (30 g) for 5 hr. The mixture was filtered through Celite (washing well with MeOH) and the filtrate was evaporated to dryness to give 159.1 g (0.83 mol, quantitative yield) of the title compound as a chromatographically pure (silica gel plates, developed with EtOAc:hexanes, 3:1) dark liquid which was used directly in the next step.

References:

US5057517,1991,A