On acid hydrolysis these afforded 5-hydroxypyrimidines in high yield, The compounds synthesised by this route include 2: 4-diamino-5: 6-dihydroxypyrimidine, shown to be the aglycone of the nucleoside vicine, and several 4: 5: 6-trihydroxypyrimidines, including
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