Acetone → 5-Ethylpyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid

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A mixture of 5-ethyl-4-(furan-2-yl)-pyrimidine (2.03 g), acetone (70 ml), and water (35 ml) was stirred at 50° C., potassium permanganate (15 g) was added thereto over 15 minutes, and the reaction mixture was stirred under reflux for 1 hour. After standing to cool the reaction mixture to room temperature, to the reaction mixture, saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added, and extracted with tert-butyl methyl ether. To the resulting aqueous layer, hydrochloric acid was added, and extracted with tert-butyl methyl ether. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 1.14 g of 5-ethyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid.

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