HCID 3991306, compound → 3-benzyl-5-methyl-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione

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A mixture of 1,3-dibenzyl-5-methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione (2 g, 6.5 mmol), 5% palladium on carbon (3 g) and 0.4N ammonium formate (250 mL in methanol) was heated 1.5 hours at reflux. The reaction mixture then was filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with methylene chloride/methanol (95:5) to give 3-benzyl-5-methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione, m.p. 208°-210° C.

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