Intermediates in the process for making histamine antagonists
 A process for making substituted 2-aminopyrimidones which are histamine H.sub.2 - antagonists which comprises reacting a 2-nitroaminopyrimidone with a heteroarylalkylamine, heteroarylalkylthioalkylamine, or heteroarylalkoxyalkylamine. One particular compound which can be made by this process is 2-[2-(5-methyl-4-imidazolylmethylthio)ethylamino]-5-[5-(1,3-benzodioxolyl) methyl]-4-pyrimidone. Also claimed are 2-nitroaminopyrimidone intermediates for use in this process. One specific intermediate is 2-nitroamino-5-[5-(1,3-benzodioxolyl)methyl]-4-pyrimidone. 
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Thomas H.
Brown