Sumika Fine Chemicals, Co.,ltd.

Hiroki Ueno

Michio Matsuda

Yoshiyuki Imamiya

Susumu Nishizawa

Yutaka Otani

A method for producing alkylated cyanoacetylurea from an easily obtainable starting material. An industrially available cyanoacetylurea and a carbonyl compound are reacted in a polar solvent under reducing conditions to alkylate cyanoacetylurea In addition, a reaction of cyanoacetylurea and acetone under reducing conditions affords isopropylation of cyanoacetylurea.

Production method of alkylated cyanoacetylurea

A method for producing 5-isopropyluracil at a high yield in a short time, wherein N-(2-cyano-3-methylbutanoyl)urea is reduced in a 10-15% aqueous sulfuric acid solution in the presence of palladium carbon at 30-45.degree. C., heated for ring closure reaction and added to a 50-70% aqueous sulfuric acid solution to give 5-isopropyluracil having a high purity.

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Osaka, Japan

Hiroki Ueno