Methyl iodide → 3-Methyl-2-(methylthio)-4(3H)-pyrimidinone

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A 0° C. suspension of 2-(methylthio)pyrimidin-4(3H)-one (2.0 g, 14.1 mmol) in DMF (40 mL) was treated with solid LiHMDS (3.06 g, 18.3 mmol), followed by methyl iodide (1.14 mL, 18.3 mmol), warmed to RT and stirred overnight. The mixture was quenched with water, extracted with EtOAc (3×) and the combined organics were dried over Na2SO4, concentrated to dryness and purified via silica gel chromatography (EtOAc/Hex) to afford 3-methyl-2-(methylthio)pyrimidin-4(3H)-one (1.37 g, 62%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 7.83 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 1H), 6.17 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.39 (s, 3H), 2.54 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z: 157.1 (M+H+).

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