Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Amino-4-phenylamino-6-methylpyrimidine

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Compound No. 45. (CNI-4594) A mixture of aniline (0.93 g) and 2-amino-4-chloro-6-methylpyrimidine (1.44 g) in 36 mL water was treated with 0.84 mL conc HCl and heated at reflux for 1 hr. Addition of 20 mL 1N KOH gave a light buff solid, which was filtered out, dried, and recrystallized from ethyl acetate/2-methoxyethanol and ethyl acetate/hexane to give 0.69 g 4-phenylamino-2-amino-6-methylpyrimidine, mp 179-180° C.

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