The industrial product is light yellow solid.
5-Acetamidomethyl-4-Amino-2-Methyl pyrimidine can be used as vitamin B1 intermediate and other raw materials.
In the solution of sodium methoxide and methanol, α-dimethoxymethyl-β-methoxypropionitrile reacts with acetamidine hydrochloride to prepare 5-Acetamidomethyl-4-Amino-2-Methyl pyrimidine.