Methylamine → Ethyl 4-(methylamino)-2-(methylsulfanyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate

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A mixture of ethyl 4-chloro-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (5.0 g, 21.5 mmol) and 29% methylamine (5.75 g, 53.72 mmol, methanol (MeOH) solution) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (100 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was then concentrated, followed by the addition of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) (aq., 20 mL), and the resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (EtOAc) (3×50 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water and brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated to afford ethyl 4-(methylamino)-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (4.68 g, 96%) as a yellowish solid. MS (ES+) C9H13N3O2S requires: 227. Found: 228 [M+H]+.

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