Acetic Acid → Uracil, 1,3-diallyl-6-amino-5-nitroso-

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1,3-Diallyl-6-aminouracil (5 g) was suspended in 400 ml of water in a 1 L round bottom flask with overhead stirring. Acetic acid (6.7 ml of a 20% solution) was added, followed by intermittent addition of 2 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and a sodium nitrite solution (1.53 g in 7 ml water). After 4 hours, this solution was filtered, washed with water, collected and dried in a vacuum oven at 80° C. for 20 hours to yield 4.54 g of 1,3-diallyl-5-nitroso-6-aminouracil as a purple solid, m.p. 170°-180° C. (87% yield).

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