Methyl iodide → 5,6-Dimethyl-2-(methylthio)thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amine

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To a suspension of N-(3-cyano-4,5-dimethylthiophen-2-ylcarbamothioyl)-benzamide (Example 1a) (1.33 g, 4.22 mmol) in ethanol (25 mL) was added NaOH (2.0 N, 5.8 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen. After stirring at 100° C. under nitrogen for 0.5 h, the reaction mixture was cooled in an ice bath and MeI (0.8 mL) was added dropwise. After stirring for another 0.5 h, the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, rinsed with water, 20% EtOH/H2O, and dried under vacuum to give the title compound (840 mg, 89%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 2.32 (s, 3H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 2.42 (s, 3H), 6.93 (bs, 2H). MS 226 (MH+).

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