Potassium peroxydisulfate as an efficient oxidizing agent for conversion of ethyl 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one-5-carboxylates to their corresponding ethyl pyrimidin-2(1H)-one-5-carboxylates

Various ethyl 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-one-5-carboxylates were oxidized to their corresponding ethyl pyrimidin-2(1H)- one-5-carboxylates by potassium peroxydisulfate in refluxing aqueous acetonitrile. The products were obtained in good to excellent yields. The effect of the nature of 4-substituent and also the nature of solvent play an important role on the rate of oxidation.