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2-Amino-4-methylpyrimidine is a compound involved in a study about carbonylation as a key reaction in anaerobic acetone activation by Desulfococcus biacutus. 2-Amino-4-methylpyrimidine is formed as the product of a reaction between acetoacetaldehyde and guanidine.
ChEBI: 2-Amino-4-methylpyrimidine is an aminopyrimidine.
Crystallise the pyrimidine from H2O or EtOH and sublime it in a vacuum. The picrate crystallises from EtOH and has m 235-236o(dec). [Beilstein 24 H 84, 25 III/IV 2152.]