2-Methyl-2-thiopseudourea sulfate → 4-Trifluoromethyl-2-methylthio-6-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrimidine

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To a solution of 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(pyridin-2-yl)butane-1,3-dione (1.0 g, 4.6 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL) was added 2-methyl-2-thiopseudourea sulfate (0.64 g, 4.6 mmol), followed by sodium ethoxide (3.0 mL of 21 wt. % solution in ethanol, 9 mmol). The mixture was heated at reflux for 9 h, then cooled to room temperature and extracted with EA. The EA was washed with water and the solvent removed under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by column chromatography, eluting with 49:1 chloroform/MeOH, to give 4-trifluoromethyl-2-methylthio-6-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrimidine (0.21 g, 17% yield) as an off-white solid.

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