Water → 4(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 2-(((2-(dimethylamino)phenyl)methyl)thio)-6-methyl-

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After dissolving 0.71 g (5 mmol) of 6-methyl-2-thiouracil [Ann. 236, 1 (1986)] and 1.03 g (5 mmol) of (2-chloromethylphenyl)-dimethylammonium chloride (J. Chem. Soc. 1954, 4127) in 10 ml of dimethylsulfoxide, the reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1 hour and then poured into 60 ml of water. After adjusting the pH value of the mixture to 6-8 by adding aqueous 1 N sodium hydroxide solution the precipitate is filtered and the crude base (1.3 g) is recrystallized from benzene to give 1.08 g (78.4%) of the title compound, m.p.: 152°-154° C. (white crystals).

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