N-(4-Bromobutyl)phthalimide → 4-Amino-2-(4-phthalimidobutylthio)pyrimidine

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A mixture of 2-thiocytosine (0.25 g.), 1,5-diazabicyclo[5,4,0]undec-5-ene (0.33 g.), ethanol (10 ml.) and N-(4-bromobutyl)phthalimide (0.62 g.) was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours and then evaporated to dryness. The residue was partitioned between water and ethyl acetate and the ethyl acetate phase was dried and evaporated to dryness. The residue was recrystallised from acetonitrile to give 4-amino-2-(4-phthalimidobutylthio)pyrimidine (0.56 g.), m.p. 164°-167°.

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