S. Ravi, K. M. Mathew, D. Padmanabhan
Mar 30, 2006
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Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals
Abstract
Condensation of thiourea 1 with diethyl malonate 2 in the presence of sodium methoxide furnished 4,6-dihydroxy-2-mercaptopyrimidine 3. Compound 3 on methylation with diazomethane followed by oxidation with H5IO6/CrO3 in ethyl acetate gave 4,6-dimethoxy-2-methylsulphonylpyrimidine 5. Compound 5 on condensation with 2-mercapto-6-chlorobenzoic acid in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst, tetrabutylammonium bromide and sodium carbonate gave the title compound – pyrithiobac-sodium 6 with an overall yield of > 35% starting from thiourea. Following the above standardized procedure, using [14C]-thiourea in lieu of thiourea, 14C labelled product 6, was synthesized with an overall radiochemical yield > 30% (with respect to [14C]-thiourea) for further evaluations of environmental fate of 6, in soils and plants. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.