Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178499612, compound

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Reaction Steps

Trimethyl ethane-1,1,2-tricarboxylate (600 g, 3.0 mol) and formamidine acetate (312 g, 3.0 mol) are added sequentially to a vigourously stirred solution of sodium methylate (324 g, 6.0 mol) in methanol (1800 ml) at 0° C. The reaction mixture is stirred for 12 hours, diluted with t-butylmethyl ether (300 ml) and filtered with suction. The mixture of salts obtained is suspended in water (1000 ml) and acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid (600 ml). Filtration and drying gives the methyl 4,6-dihydroxy-pyrimidin-5-yl-acetate or the tautomeric forms thereof as a white solid (420 g), m.p. >200° C.

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