Synthesis of 2-alkyl(aralkyl)sulfanyl-6-methylpyrimidin-4(3H)-ones and 4-alkyl(aralkyl)oxy-2-alkyl(aralkyl)sulfanyl-6-methylpyrimidines

2-Alkyl(aralkyl)sulfanyl-6-methylpyrimidin-4(3H)-ones and 4-alkyl(aralkyl)oxy-2-alkyl(aralkyl)-sulfanyl-6-methylpyrimidines having similar or different substituents on the sulfur and oxygen atoms were synthesized by alkylation of sodium salts derived from 6-methyl-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-4-one and 2-alkyl(aralkyl)sulfanyl-6-methylpyrimidin-4(3H)-ones with alkyl (propyl, ethyl, allyl) and aralkyl [benzyl, m-phenoxybenzyl, p-(1-adamantylbenzyl)] halides. The effects of the alkyl (aralkyl) halide nature and solvent polarity on the rate of nucleophilic substitution and product yield were studied.