Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Amino-4-chloro-6-methylsulfanyl-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile

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The compound of formula (56), the sodium salt of 2,2-dicyano-1-methylsulfanyl-vinyl-cyanamide, is reacted by addition to a large excess of anhydrous hydrogen chloride in an ethereal solvent, preferably diethyl ether, at 0° C. and the mixture is allowed to warm slowly to room temperature for over 1-36 hours, preferably 18 hours. The product of formula (57), 2-amino-4-chloro-6-methylsulfanyl-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile, is isolated by conventional means, and preferably purified by means of recrystallisation or chromatography. Alternatively, the compound of formula (56), the sodium salt of 2,2-dicyano-1-methylsulfanyl-vinyl-cyanamide, is reacted with hydrogen bromide in a protic solvent, preferably acetic acid, at 5° C. and the mixture is allowed to warm slowly to room temperature for over 1-36 hours, preferably 1 hour. The product of formula (57), 2-amino-4-bromo-6-methylsulfanyl-pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile, is isolated by conventional means, and preferably purified by means of recrystallisation or chromatography.

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