Sodium hydride → 1-(3,3-Diethoxypropyl)tetrahydropyrimidin-2-one

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To a stirred and ice-cooled solution of 3-aminopropionaldehyde diethylacetal (5.88 g, 40 mmole) in diethyl ether (35 mL) was added dropwise 3-chloropropyl isocyanate (4.78 g, 40 mmole). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. The mixture was concentrated and dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (40 mL). To this solution was added de-oiled sodium hydride (0.96 g, 40 mmole). The reaction mixture was stirred at 70° C. for 18 hours, concentrated, taken up in diethyl ether (40 mL), and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography, eluting with hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol (10:9.7:0.3), gave 1-(3,3-diethoxypropyl)-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-one (9.05 g) as an oil.

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