Sodium → N-{6-Oxo-5-[(pyridin-3-yl)methyl]-1,6-dihydropyrimidin-2-yl}nitramide

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Sodium (1.15 g) was dissolved in methanol (50 ml) and nitroguanidine (4.7 g) was added to the cooled solution. The mixture was heated under reflux for 45 minutes, ethyl 2-formyl-3-(3-pyridyl)propionate (9.3 g) was added portionwise and the mixture was heated under reflux for 45 hours and evaporated to dryness. Water was added to the residue and the mixture was extracted with chloroform. The residual aqueous phase was adjusted to pH 5 with acetic acid, and the solid which was precipitated was filtered off, washed and dried to give 2-nitroamino-5-(3-pyridylmethyl)-4-pyrimidone, m.p. 214.5°-216°, in 38% yield.

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