Citric Acid → HCID 70981544, compound

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In a round-bottomed flask ethyl 4-(tert-butylamino)-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (3.2 g, 11.88 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (40 mL) followed by the addition of 1M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (35.6 mL, 35.6 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature and then the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. After that 2M aqueous citric acid solution (35.6 mL, 71.3 mmol) was slowly added and the resulting mixture was stirred for 0.5 h at room temperature. The suspension was filtered and the solids were washed twice with water (2×50 mL) and then dried in a vacuum oven at 45° C. overnight to afford 4-(tert-butylamino)-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid (2.83 g, 11.73 mmol, 99% yield). MS (ESI) m/z 242.3 [M+1]+.

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