1,2-Dichloroethane → 4-(Isopropylamino)-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine-5-carboxamide

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To a solution of 4-(isopropylamino)-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid (180 g, 0.792 mol) and HOBt (123 g, 0.911 mol) in anhydrous THF (6.9 L) was added drop-wise a mixture of EDC (174.6 g, 0.911 mol) in acetonitrile (3.7 L) at ambient temperature. The mixture was stirred for 1 h at ambient temperature and then an aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution (989 mL, 28-30% concentrated, 10 eq) was added drop-wise over 30 min. The resulting mixture was heated to gentle reflux for 3 h and then concentrated under reduced pressure. The remaining residue was diluted with a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (5 L) and then extracted twice with ethyl acetate (9 L, and 2 L respectively). The combined organic layers were washed with a saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (4 water (4 dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 4-(isopropylamino)-2-(methylthio)-pyrimidine-5-carboxamide (171.2 g, 95.5% yield) as a solid. MS (ESI) m/z 227.4 [MA-1]+.

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