Guanidine → 2,4-Diamino-5-(4-methoxy-1-naphthylmethyl)pyrimidine hydrochloride

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To 65 mL of ethanolic guanidine solution prepared from 3.42 g (35.8 mmol) of guanidine hydrochloride and 2.00 g (37.0 mmol) of sodium methoxide was added 9.00 g (28.6 mmol) of 3-anilino-2-(4-methoxy-1-naphthylmethyl)acrylonitrile. The solution was heated under reflux for 1.5 hr, and then 60 mL of 2-methoxyethanol was added. The internal temperature was allowed to gradually increase to 108° by distillation of the ethanol, after which it was heated at this temperature for 2.5 hr. The hot mixture was filtered, and the precipitate (7.04 g, 87% of crude product) recrystallized from 30% ethanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid, to give the title compound; mp 312°-314° dec. Anal. Calcd for C16H16N4O.HCl: C, 60.66; H, 5.41; N, 17.69; Cl, 11.19. Found: C, 60.67; H, 5.45; N, 17.70; Cl, 11.19.

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