Sodium hydride → 1-(4-Amino-6-(methylthio)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)ethanol

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Under a nitrogen atmosphere 2-hydroxypropanimidamide hydrochloride (4.97 g) was suspended in dry N,N-dimethylformamide (25 mL) and sodium hydride (1.66 g, 60 wt % in mineral oil) was added in one portion. When gas evolution ceased the white suspension was heated to 65° C. After 1 h dimethyl cyanocarbonimidodithioate (6.24 g) was added and the mixture was stirred at 65° C. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated and triturated with water (200 mL). The resulting precipitate was filtered off, washed with water and the aqueous layer was extracted with 5% methanol in dichloromethane (3×100 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated before being purified by flash chromatography eluting with 10% methanol in dichloromethane to give the title compound (300 mg) as a yellow oil that solidified on standing.

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