Abstract Condensation of guanidine with diethyl 2-formylbutanedioate (XI), diethyl 2- cyanobutanedioate (XII), diethyl 2-cyanoheptanedioate (XIII), ethyl 6, 6-dicyanohexanoate (XIV), or diethyl 6, 6-dicyanoundecanedioate (XV), followed by hydrolysis of the esters formed, afforded the respective substituted ω-(2-amino-5-pyrimidinyl) alkanoic acids (II, V, VI, IX and X). Analogously, condensation of the ester XIII with urea or thiourea gave acids ...