Nitric Acid → 6-Chloro-1,3-dimethyl-5-nitropyrimidine-2,4(1h,3h)-dione

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To 25 ml of sulfuric acid was slowly added 8.5 g (0.049 mol) of 6-chloro-1,3-dimethyluracil as prepared in Synthesis Example 1 at 10° to 15° C. To this solution was gradually added 8.5 ml of fuming nitric acid at 0° to 5° C. After stirring for 5 minutes, the reaction mixture was poured onto ice and extracted twice with chloroform. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The resulting crystals were recrystallized from a mixed solvent of ethyl acetate and hexane to give 7.5 g (70%) of 6-chloro-1,3-dimethyl-5-nitrouracil having a melting point of 91° to 92° C.

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