“…Scheme 1. Reagents and conditions: (a) pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde, Ba(OH)2, methanol/water, rt, 2 h, 55% yield; (b) as described in[28]: dimethyl carbonate, NaH, 1,4-dioxane, 70 °C, 3.5 h; (c) pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde, piperidine, AcOH, 70-100 °C, 2-48 h, 30-40% yield; (d) NH3, 1,4-dioxane, 110 °C, 16 h, 34% yield; (e) as described in[30]: propionyl chloride, AlCl3, 1,2-DCE, rt, 16 h; (f) as described in[32]: acetonitrile, NaH, toluene, 110 °C, 16 h.…”