- Synthesis of purine antiviral agents, hypoxanthine and 6-mercaptopurine
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Some potentially biologically active 6-substituted purine derivatives have been synthesized from simple organic reagents. The reaction of urea with ethyl cyanoacetate gave 6-aminopyrimidine-2,4-dione which was converted in two steps into purine derivative, xanthine. The latter was treated with formamide at 200°C to obtain hypoxanthine. The chlorination of hypoxanthine with POCl3 gave 6-chloropurine which was converted into 6-mercaptopurine via reaction with thiourea in acetonitrile, followed by treatment with boiling ethanol.
- Sariri,Khalili
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- Synthesis of Paraxanthine Analogs (1,7-Disubstituted Xanthines) and Other Xanthines Unsubstituted at the 3-Position: Structure-Activity Relationships at Adenosine Receptors
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Synthetic procedures for the preparation of various 3-unsubstituted xanthines, including paraxanthine analogs (1,7-disubstituted xanthines) and 1,8-disubstituted xanthines, were developed.Sylylation of 1-substituted xanthines followed by alkylation at the 7-position provides a facile route to paraxanthine analogs.Regioselective alkylation of tris(trimethylsilyl)-6-aminouracil provides 3-substituted 6-aminouracils, which are converted to 1,8-disubstituted xanthines by standard procedures.The ring closure of 3-substituted 5-cyclopentanecarboxamido- and 5-(benzoylamino)-6-aminouracils requires drastic reaction conditions.Affinity for brain A1 and A2 adenosine receptors was determined in binding assays for these and other xanthines with substituents in 1-, 3-, 7-, 8-, and 9-positions.Substitution at the 1-position was necessary for high affinity at adenosine receptors. 1,3-Disubstituted xanthines generally had higher affinity than 1,7-disubstituted xanthines. 1,8-Disubstituted xanthines had high affinity for adenosine receptors; some were highly selective for A1 receptors.
- Mueller, Christa E.,Shi, Dan,Manning, Malcolm,Daly, John W.
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p. 3341 - 3349
(2007/10/02)
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