Chloroacetic Acid → 5,6-Dimethyluracil

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A solution of 5,6-dimethyl-2-thioxo-2,3-dihydropyrimidin-4(1H)-one (14.4 g, 0.09 mol, Step A) and chloroacetic acid (100.0 g, 1.06 mol) in water (43 mL) was refluxed overnight, cooled down to ambient temperature and quenched with water (500 mL). The formed precipitate was collected by filtration and dried to yield 10.3 g (79.7%) of the titled compound. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 1.70 (s, 3H) 2.02 (s, 3H) 10.56 (s, 1H) 10.86 (s, 1H).

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