2-Amino-4-methylpyridine → N-[(4-methylpyridin-2-yl)carbamothioyl]benzamide

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A solution of 2-amino-4-methylpyridine (1.08 g, 10 mmol) and benzoyl isothiocyanate (1.63 g, 10 mmol) in acetone (15 mL) was stirred at RT for 1.5 h. The precipitate formed was filtered and washed with acetone to afford 1-benzoyl-3-[4-methylpyridin-2-yl]-thiourea as a solid. This material was stirred with 2 N NaOH solution (15 mL) at 110° C. for 1 h, then cooled to RT, and the precipitate formed was washed with water and dried to provide (4-methylpyridin-2-yl)-thiourea (0.90 g, 53%). MS m/z 168 (M+H)+.

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