Cyclopentanecarboximidamide → 2-cyclopentyl-6-ethylpyrimidin-4(3H)-one

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A solution of cyclopentanecarboximidamide (8.5 g, 75.8 mmol) in ethanol (150 mL) was treated with ethyl propionaylacetate (13.7 g, 94.7 mmol), followed by the addition of sodium methoxide (4.9 g, 90.9 mmol). The mixture was then heated to 85° C. overnight. After this time, the mixture was cooled and concentrated to a volume of approximately 50 mL. Then, 2M HCl in EtOH (68 mL) was added slowly. The resulting precipitate was filtered, washed with water and ether, and the residue was dried on a high vacuum overnight to afford the title compound (8.9 g, crude) as a pink solid. MW=192.26. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, 500 MHz) δ 12.00 (s, 1H), 6.14 (s, 1H), 3.01 (quin, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 2.55 (q, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 2.13-2.01 (m, 2H), 1.94-1.77 (m, 4H), 1.74-1.63 (m, 2H), 1.22 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H); APCI MS m/z 193 [M+H]+.

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