Synthesis of 5‐dialkylaminothiocarbonylthiobarbituric acids and 5‐diethyiaminothiocarbonylthio‐6‐aminouracil

The title compounds are obtained by three different methods. The aminothiocarbonylthiolation of barbituric acids 1 and aminouracil ( 5 ) can be accomplished in one step by reaction with thiuram disulfides in the presence of potassium carbonate. On the other hand, compounds 4 can be obtained via the salt of chloro derivative 2 or the corresponding iodonium ylides 3 . The aminouracil derivative 7 was obtained in a similar fashion from 5 directly or via iodonium betaine 6 .