Hydrochloric Acid → 5-phenyl-1H-pyrimidin-2-one

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A mixture of 20.0 g. of (phenyl)formimidoylacetaldehyde and 5.0 g. of urea is heated under reflux in 50 ml. of ethanol and 10 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid for 5 hours. The cooled mixture is swamped with 20% aqueous ammonium hydroxide and the precipitate is collected and washed with water. The precipitate is crystallized from ethanol to give 8.0 g. of the product of the Example, m.p. 239°-241° C.

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