Ethyl 4-(ethylamino)-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate → (4-(Ethylamino)-2-(methylthio)pyrimidin-5-yl)methanol

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To a solution of ethyl 4-(ethylamino)-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (19.5 g, 81.9 mmol) in anhydrous THF (100 mL) was added LiAlH4 (12.3 g, 327.6 mmol) in portions at 0° C. under N2 atmosphere. After stirring for 30 min, the reaction was quenched with water and then 2N aqueous NaOH as added. The suspension was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to afford (4-(ethylamino)-2-(methylthio)pyrimidin-5-yl)methanol (15 g, 92.0% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 7.78 (s, 1 H), 6.74 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 1 H), 5.05 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 1 H), 4.26 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 2 H), 3.36 (m, 2 H), 2.37 (s, 3 H), 1.10 (m, 3 H).

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