a. Energy diagram showing the energies (in kcal mol−1) and structures of the reactants and products for the methylation of pyrimidine via an ionic mechanism, corresponding to the first step of the formation mechanism illustrated in Route 2 (Fig. 1).
b. Energy diagram showing the energies (in kcal mol−1) and structures of the reactants and products for the oxidation of 5-methylpyrimidine 4 via an ionic mechanism, corresponding to the second step of the formation mechanism illustrated in Route 2 (Fig. 1).
c. Energy diagram showing the energies (in kcal mol−1) and structures of the reactants for the oxidation of 5-methyl-4(3H)-pyrimidone 5, corresponding to the third step of the formation mechanism illustrated in Route 2 (Fig. 1).