Sodium Carbonate → 4-Pyrimidinecarboxylic acid

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3-Methyl-pyrimidine (9.41 g, 100 mmol), potassium permanganate (26.9 g) and sodium carbonate (10.6 g) was refluxed in water (100 ml) for 72 h followed by filtration through celite. The filtrate was washed with several portions of DCM and EtOAc before acidification with conc. HCl. The formed precipitate was collected and washed with water to yield 1.37 g of the title compound as a white solid. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6) d (ppm): 13.94 (br. s, 1H), 9.37 (d, 1H), 9.07 (d, 1H), 8.01 (dd, 1H).

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