Process for the preparation of 5-(trifluoromethyl)-uracil, and the novel compounds 2,4-dichloro-5-trichloromethyl-pyrimidine and 2,4-difluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyrimidine

摘要

5-Trifluoromethyl-uracil is obtained by chlorinating thymine under mild conditions, further chlorinating the resulting 2,4-dichloro-5-methyl-pyrimidine under drastic conditions to give 2,4-dichloro-5-trichloromethylpyrimidine, reacting the latter with a fluorinating agent to give 2,4-fluorinated and/or -chlorinated 5- trifluoromethylpyrimidines and subjecting these to hydrolysis. The novel chemical compounds 2,4-dichloro- 5-trichloromethylpyrimidine and 2,4-difluoro-5-trifluoromethylpyrimidine are obtained in the course of this process.