Ammonium Hydroxide → Ethyl 2-aminopyrimidine-5-carboxylate

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Ethyl 2-(methylsulfonyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (2.15 g, 9.34 mmol) was dissolved in acetonitrile (11.7 ml), and, with stirring at room temperature, aqueous 32% ammonium hydroxide (11.36 ml, 93 mmol) was added drop wise. A white suspension was obtained after few seconds. Acetonitrile was evaporated and the aqueous suspension was filtered on a buckner funnel. The obtained solid was washed with water (20 ml) and dried affording ethyl 2-aminopyrimidine-5-carboxylate as a white solid (1.192 g, 7.13 mmol, 76% yield, MS/ESI+ 168.1 [MH]+).

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