Sodium hydride → Sodium 1,6-dihydro-4-methyl-6-oxo-1-(4-tolyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate

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A mixture of 8.0 g (0.033 mole) of 1,6-dihydro-4-methyl-6-oxo-1-(4-tolyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid, prepared from ethyl 1,6-dihydro-4-methyl-6-oxo-1-(4-tolyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate by the hydrolysis method of Example 2, and one equivalent of sodium hydride (added as mineral oil dispersion), slurried in 300 ml of glyme is stirred at ambient temperature for 3 days. The solid product is isolated by filtration, slurried in ether and reisolated to give after drying 5.0 g (57% yield) of sodium 1,6-dihydro-4-methyl-6-oxo-1-(4-tolyl)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate, m.p. 208°-10° C. dec.

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