Formamide → 5-Amino-1,3-dimethylpyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione

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0.3 g (1.7 mmol) of 6-amino-5-cyano-1,3-dimethyluracil was added to 2 ml of formamide followed by refluxing for 2 hours. 10 ml of water was added to the solution and the crystalline precipitate was filtered off. The crude product was recrystallized from methanol to give 0.2 g of 5-amino-1,3-dimethylpyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2,4-dione (compound 9) in a 58% yield.

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