6-Amino-1,3-dimethyluracil → 6-Amino-1,3-dimethyl-5-nitrosouracil
Reaction equation
[NH2:1][C:2]1[N:7]([CH3:8])[C:6](=[O:9])[N:5]([CH3:10])[C:4](=[O:11])[CH:3]=1.[N:12]([O-])=[O:13].[Na+]>O>[NH2:1][C:2]1[N:7]([CH3:8])[C:6](=[O:9])[N:5]([CH3:10])[C:4](=[O:11])[C:3]=1[N:12]=[O:13]Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Conditions
- Temperature
- 80 °C
Procedure
Commercially available 6-amino-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione (10 mmol) was dissolved in 1:1 water/glacial acetic acid (50 mL total volume) at 80° C. and sodium nitrite (20 mmol) added in portions. After the addition was complete the reaction mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 1 hr. Cooled in ice for 30 mins then filtered and washed with water. The precipitate was dried in vacuo to give crude 6-amino-1,3-dimethyl-5-nitroso-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione as a red-violet colored solid which was of sufficient purity for subsequent use without additional purification (89%).