2,4,6-Trimethoxypyrimidine may be used as a model compound in a study to determine the qualitative composition of mixtures formed during the methylation of barbituric acid and its derivatives by diazomethane.
2,4,6-Trimethoxypyrimidine is a pyrimidine derivative. One of the methods reported for its synthesis is by the reaction of 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine with sodium ethoxide at 70-100°C. Its transformation into 1,6-dihydro-2,4-dimethoxy-1-methyl-6-oxopyrimidine by Hilbert-Johnson reaction has been reported.
