Nitric Acid → 2-Amino-6-methyl-5-nitropyrimidin-4-ol

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To a mixture of 2-amino-6-methylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one (50 g, 0.4 mol) in 250 mL of H2SO4 at 0° C. was added 40 mL of HNO3 with an additional funnel. After being stirred at room temperature for 3 h, the reaction mixture was slowly poured into 3.6 L of diethyl ether and stirred for 15 min. Decant the ether solution and added 1.0 L of ethyl acetate to the solid and stirred for 10 h. The solid (54.8 g, 81% yield) was filtered and used for next step without any further purification.

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