Methyl iodide → HCID 178499514, compound

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Methyl (4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-mercapto-5-pyrimidinyl)-acetate (40 g, 0.19 mol) is dissolved in an aqueous solution of NaOH (8 g in 400 ml H2O). Methyl iodide (29.5 g, 0.2 mol) is added and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. Filtration and drying at high vacuum gives methyl (4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-methylmercapto-5-pyrimidinyl)-acetate (25.4 g, 60%) as a crystalline solid, having a m.p. of 200° C.

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