Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 4-methyl-2-(methylthio)-6-(m-tolylamino)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate

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Methyl 2-chloro-4-methyl-6-(m-tolylamino)pyrimidine-5-carboxylate (0.078 g, 0.267 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (3 mL). Sodium thiomethoxide (0.019 g, 0.267 mmol) was added and the reaction mixture was allowed to stir at RT for 1 h. The reaction mixture was poured onto ice. The pH was adjusted to 7 with 1 N HCl. The title compound was isolated as a yellow solid by vacuum filtration (72.8 mg, 90%). [M+H] calc'd for C15H17N3O2S, 304; found, 304.

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