Simple pyrimidines. Part XI. 5-Nitropyrimidine
Abstract
5-Nitropyrimidine has been made by oxidizing its 4,6-dihydrazino-derivative with silver oxide. 2-Methyl- and 2-benzyl-5-nitropyrimidine, made similarly, differ from compounds previously so formulated. The structures of the nitropyrimidines have been confirmed by chemical and spectral means. Their cations in water exist as covalent hydrates, the first such adducts observed in the pyrimidine series.