Ethyl 4-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)-6-methyl-2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5-pyrimidinecarboxylate → Ethyl 3-acetyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4-(2-acetoxy-5-nitrophenyl)-6-methyl-2-oxo-5-pyrimidine carboxylate

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A suspension of ethyl 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-4-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)-6-methyl-2-oxo-5-pyrimidine carboxylate (1.00 g, 31.0 mmol) in acetic anhydride (25 mL) was heated to reflux for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and the excess acetic anhydride was removed in vacuo to afford the desired product as a tan solid which was used in the next reaction without purification.

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