Acetic Acid → 2-methylsulfanyl-3H-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one

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To a solution of 2-thioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one (25.4 g, 0.138 mol) in 1N aqueous NaOH (600 mL) at room temperature was added methyl iodide (10.3 mL, 1.2 eq). The resulting mixture was stirred vigorously for about 2.5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. and acetic acid was added (about 80 mL) until about pH=4.5 was reached. A fine precipitate was filtered and dried overnight to afford the title compound as a fine tan powder (24.8 g) (M+=198, M.P.=231.6-235.0° C.).

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