Acetic Acid → 4-Pyrimidinol, 6-methyl-5-propyl-

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NaOMe (1.30 g, 24 mmol) is added to a stirred solution of formamidine (12 mmol) in MeOH (75 ml) at room temperature. The mixture is stirred for 15 minutes. 2-Acetyl-pentanoic acid methyl ester (10 mmol) is added and the mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight. Acetic acid (0.72 g, 12 mmol) is added and the solvent is removed in vacuo. Water (30 ml) is added to the residue and it is extracted with 2-butanone (3×30 ml). The combined extracts are washed with brine (40 ml), dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated, to provide a yellow solid (100), which is used in the next step without further purification.

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