Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(5-methyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)propanoic acid

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3-(1-Thyminyl)-propanoic acid methyl ester (1.0 g, 0.0047 mol) was suspended in 2 M sodium hydroxide (15 ml), boiled for 10 min. The pH was adjusted to 0.3 with conc. hydrochloric acid. The solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (10×25 ml). The organic phase was extracted with saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate, and evaporated to dryness, in vacuo, to give the title compound as a white solid (0.66 g, 71%). M.p. 118-121° C. Anal. for C8H10N2O4, found (calc.) C, 48.38; (48.49); H, 5.09; (5.09); N, 13.93; (14.14). The compound showed satisfactory 1H and 13C-NMR spectra.

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