further purification. An analytical sample was prepared by recrystallization from acetonitrile. Mp 135.5-136ºC
(decomp.). IR spectrum, ν, cm-1: 3434 w, 3356 w, 3200 w (NH), 3062 m, 3046 w (Ph, Ar), 2186 w (C≡N), 1641
w, 1622 s, 1607 w, 1598 w, 1546 vw (NH2–C(=N)–NH), 1502 m (Ph, Ar), 1284 w (SO2), 1142 w (SO2), 816 m
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(Ar), 697 w (Ph). H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm (J, Hz): 8.39 (1H, d, JNH,CH = 10.5, NH); 7.73 (2H, AA' part of
AA'XX' spin system, Jortho = 8.3, H-2 and H-6, 4-MeC6H4); 7.45 (2H, m, XX' part of AA'XX' spin system, Jortho
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= 8.3, H-3 and H-5 Ar); 7.41-7.52 (5H, m, Ph); 6.92 (2H, br. s, NH2); 6.21 (1H, d, JCH,NH = 10.5, NCH); 2.42
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(3H, s, CH3). C NMR spectrum, δ, ppm: 160.10 (C=N); 145.02 (C-4 Ar); 133.69 (C-1 Ar); 130.31 (C-1 Ph);
129.70 (C-3 and C-5 Ar); 129.53 (C-4 Ph); 129.11, 129.06 (C-2,6 and C-3,5 Ph); 128.38 (C-2 and C-6 Ar);
116.38 (C≡N); 73.10 (NCH); 21.20 (CH3). Found, %: C 58.40; H 5.27; N 16.81. C16H16N4O2S. Calculated, %:
C 58.52; H 4.91; N 17.06.
5-Acetyl-2-cyanoimino-4-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-phenylhexahydropyrimidine (6). A solution of
acetylacetone (0.14 g, 1.398 mmol) in anhydrous acetonitrile (4 ml) was added with stirring on a magnetic
stirrer to a suspension of sodium hydride (0.0334 g, 1.392 mmol) in acetonitrile (6 ml). After 5 min compound 2
(0.4181 g, 1.273 mmol) and additional acetonitrile (2 ml) were added to the reaction mixture. The obtained
white suspension was stirred for 7.5 h at room temperature, the solvent was removed in vacuo, and water (5 ml)
and saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (5 ml) were added to the solid residue. The mixture was held for 16 h at room
temperature, cooled, the precipitate was filtered off, washed with iced water, and dried. The product (0.2892 g,
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83.4%) was a 92:8 mixture of two diastereomers according to H NMR data. Mp 178.5ºC (acetonitrile) with
decomp., foaming at a heating rate of 1ºC/33 s. In the case of 1ºC over more than 50 s the substance decomposes
without melting at ~ 172-173ºC and then melts with decomposition at 226-228ºC. IR spectrum, ν, cm-1: 3452 w,
3276 w, 3192 w, ~ 3170 sh (NH, OH), 2196 w, 2183 w (C≡N), ~ 1705 sh, 1698 w (C=O), 1644 w (NH–C(=N)–
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NH), 1588 m (Ph), 1549 w (NH–C(=N)–NH), 1496 m (Ph), 700 w (Ph). H NMR spectrum of main isomer, δ,
ppm (J, Hz): 8.34 (1H, d, J3,1 = 1.8, H-3); 8.01 (1H, d, J1,3 = 1.8, H-1); 7.22-7.41 (5H, m, Ph); 6.29 (1H, s, OH);
4.86 (1H, d, J6,5 = 12.0, H-6); 3.05 (1H, d, J5,6 = 12.0, H-5); 1.95 (3H, s, CH3CO); 1.42 (3H, s, 4-CH3). 1H NMR
spectrum of minor isomer, δ, ppm (J, Hz): 8.04 (1H, d, J3,1 = 1.7, H-3); 7.93 (1H, d, J1,3 = 1.7, H-1); 7.22-7.41
(5H, m, Ph, signals obscured by the signals for the Ph protons of the main isomer); 6.43 (1H, s, OH); 4.59 (1H,
d, J6,5 = 10.8, H-6); 3.42 (1H, d, J5,6 = 10.8, H-5); 1.93 (3H, s, CH3CO); 1.31 (3H, s, 4-CH3). 13C NMR spectrum
of main isomer, δ, ppm: 205.50 (C=O); 156.51 (C-2); 138.95 (C-1 Ph); 128.41 (C-3 and C-5 Ph); 128.19 (C-4
Ph); 128.08 (C-2 and C-6 Ph); 117.62 (C≡N); 77.76 (C-4); 61.73 (C-5); 53.32 (C-6); 31.06 (CH3CO); 26.51
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(4-CH3). C NMR spectrum of minor isomer, δ, ppm: 206.13 (C=O); 156.48 (C-2); 139.57 (C-1 Ph); 128.36
(C-3 and C-5 Ph); 127.95 (C-4 Ph); 127.46 (C-2 and C-6 Ph); 117.71 (C≡N); 80.57 (C-4); 60.83 (C-5); 54.40
(C-6); 33.49 (CH3CO); 24.94 (4-CH3). Found, %: C 61.49; H 5.95; N 20.66. C14H16N4O2. Calculated, %:
C 61.75; H 5.92; N 20.58.
5-Acetyl-2-carbamoylamino-4-methyl-6-phenylpyrimidine (8). A mixture of pyrimidine 1 (0.1031 g,
0.405 mmol), MnO2 (0.3566 g, 4.102 mmol), and acetone (15 ml) was refluxed for 20 h, cooled, and the
precipitate was filtered off using a hard texture filter, and washed with acetone (30 ml). The combined filtrate
was evaporated to dryness in vacuo. Petroleum ether (5 ml) cooled to 0ºC was added to the oily residue and
triturated to formation of a suspension. The precipitate was filtered off, washed with a small amount of
petroleum ether, and dried to give compound 8 (0.0798 g, 72.8%); mp 204.5-205.5ºC (toluene). IR spectrum, ν,
cm-1: 3330 w br, 3197 sh, 3168 w br, 3152 w br (NH), 1695 vw (C=O in Ac), 1660 w ("amide I"), 1550 vw
(C=N and "amide II"), 698 w (Ph). 1H NMR spectrum, δ, ppm (J, Hz): 9.80 (1H, s, NH); 8.46 (1H, br. s, NH2);
7.49-7.61 (5H, m, Ph); 7.16 (1H, br. s, NH2); 2.41 (3H, s, CH3CO); 2.02 (3H, s, 4-CH3). 13C NMR spectrum, δ,
ppm: 203.45 (CH3CO); 165.36 (C-6); 162.80 (C-4); 157.04 (C-2); 154.41 (NHC=O); 137.14 (C-1 Ph); 130.61
(C-4 Ph); 128.97 and 128.38 (C-2,6 and C-3,5 Ph); 126.42 (C-5); 31.92 (CH3CO); 22.33 (4-CH3). Found, %:
C 62.40; H 5.37; N 20.65. C14H14N4O2. Calculated, %: C 62.21; H 5.22; N 20.73.
Compound 8 was also prepared in 56% yield by a similar method but using acetonitrile as solvent
(refluxing, 26 h). The product obtained was additionally washed with water to remove the acetamide formed in
the reaction.
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