5-Nitro-2 (lH)-pyrimidinone (1) underwent acid-catalyzed condensation with acetone and ethyl acetoacetate to form 4-ketonyl-5-nitropyrimidines 2 and 10 which were readily converted into p-nitrophenol (3) and 5-nitrosalicyclic acid (ll), respectively, by NaOH treatment. Condensation of 1 with butanone gave a pair of diastereomeric adducts 7 and 8. Upon base treatment both 7 and 8 afforded 4-nitrocresol (9). Acid-catalyzed reaction of 1 ...