| Abstract: | Wittig condensations of both stabilized and unstabilized ylides were successfully achieved with 2-acetamido-4-hydroxy-5-phenylbutylpyrimidine-6-carboxaldehyde (XI); functionalized Wittig reagents derived from dichloroacetone, ethyl 4-iodobutyrate, 4-bromobutyronitrile, phenylpropyl bromide, 3-bromopropylphthalimide, p - nitrobenzyl bromide, and p-nitrocinnamyl bromide were used. The resultant 6-substituted pyrimidines could be further transformed by reduction of the 6-side-chain double bond. Successful Wittig reactions were achieved with XI where the corresponding 2-amino-4-hydroxy-5-phenylbutylpyrimidine-6-carboxaldehyde (X) with its less electrophilic aldehyde group failed to give isolable yields of condensation products. |
