3-Aminopyrazine-2-carbonitrile → 2-(Ethoxymethyl)pteridin-4-amine

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A mixture of 36.0 g (0.30 mole) of 3-amino-2-pyrazinecarbonitrile [prepared according to A. Albert and K. Ohta, J. Chem. Soc. C, 1970, 1540] and 46.7 g of 2-ethoxyacetamidine in 700 ml of absolute control is refluxed for 2 hours 30 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphere. After cooling, the precipitate obtained is isolated by filtration. It is purified by recrystallization from ethanol. Yld: 52.0 g (84%), m.p. 152°-154° C.

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