Water → 4-Chloro-2-(1-cyano-1-methylethylamino)-6-ethylamino-5-pyrimidinecarbonitrile

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A stirred solution of 5.1 grams of 4,6-dichloro-2-(1-cyano-1-methylethylamino)-5-pyrimidinecarbonitrile in 50 ml of acetone was cooled to 0° to -5°, and 2.8 grams of an aqueous solution of 70% ethylamine in 40 ml of acetone was added dropwise. The temperature of the reaction mixture was maintained at 0° to -5° throughout the addition, then during 2 hours following complete addition. The reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature where it was stirred for 1 hour. Water was added to the reaction mixture, which caused precipitation of a solid. The solid was collected by filtration and recrystallized from a mixture of benzene and methylcyclohexane to give 3.3 grams of 4-chloro-2-(1-cyano-1-methylethylamino)-6-ethylamino-5-pyrimidinecarbonitrile; mp, 157°-160°.

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