Methyl iodide → 4-Methyl-2-(methylsulfanyl)pyrimidine

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A mixture of compound 4-methylpyrimidine-2-thiol (500 g, 3.05 mol), iodomethane (611 g, 4.27 mol) and K2CO3 (915 g, 6.71 mol) in THF (4 L) was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. The suspension was filtered and the solid was washed with ether (500 mL×2). The filtrate was concentrated and dried in vacuum to give compound 2 (380 g, 89.2%) as a yellow oil.

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