Acetic-formic anhydride → N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)-formanilide

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2-Anilino-4,6-dimethylpyrimidine (10 g) was added to formic-acetic anhydride (prepared from formic acid (5 ml) and acetic anydride (12 ml)) and the mixture heated gently to 40° to give a clear solution. After standing for 4 days, a crystalline solid separated and toluene was added to give a clear solution again. The mixture was evaporated to dryness, more toluene added and reevaporated. The product was recrystallised from ethyl acetate/light petroleum to give N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)-formanilide, m.p. 134°-5°. (Compound 3).

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