2-Chloro-3-nitropyridine (I) is condensed with diethyl 2-(2-cyanoethyl)malonate (II) by means of NaH in refluxing THF fo give 1-cyano-3,3-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-(3-nitro-2-pyridinyl)propane (III), which is hydrolyzed with NaOH io aqueous ethanol and decarboxylated in aqueous HCl to afford 2-(3-cyanopropyl)-3-nitropyridine (IV). Hydrogenation of (IV) over Pd/C in ethanol gives 3 amino-2-(3-cyanopropyl)pyridine (V), which is diazotized with NaNO2 in dilute H2SO4 and hydrolyzed to 2-(3-cyanopropyl)-3-hydroxypyridine (VI). Methylation of (VI) with MeI by means of NaH in Me2SO yields 2-(3-cyanopropyl)-3-methoxypyridine (VII), which is then reduced with LiAlH4 to provide 2-(4-amino-butyl)-3-methoxypyridine (VIII). The final stage is to condense (VIII) with 2-nitroamino-5-(6-methyl)-3-pyridinylmethyl)-4-pyrimidinone (XIII) in refluxing pyridine. Synthesis of the pyrimidinone (XIII) reagent commences with 2-methylpyridine-4-aldehyde (IX), which is condensed with malonic acid and decarboxylated in pyridine containing piperidine to afford 3-(6-methyl-3pyridinyl)acrylic acid (X). Esterification of (X) with ethanol-H2SO4, followed by reduction with H2 over Pd/C in ethanol gives ethyl (2-mcthyl-5-pyridinyl)ethanoate (XI), which with ethyl formate in the presence of NaH in glyme furnishes 1-(ethoxycarbonyl)-1-formyl-2-(2 methyl-5-pyridinyl)ethane (XII). Condensation of (XII) with nitroguanidine in ethanol in the presence of NaOEt provides the 4-pyrimidinone (XIII).