- A facile synthesis of 9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl)guanine (ganciclovir) from guanosine
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The potent and selective antiviral drug ganciclovir (6) has been synthesized in two steps via transpurination of fully acetylated guanosine (1) in the presence of 1,3-diacetoxy-2-(acetoxymethoxy)propane (2), followed by deacetylation in aqueous ammonia. The transpurination reaction also provides valuable side products, tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-ribofuranose (5) and the 7-regioisomer of triacetylganciclovir (4); the latter product can be converted to the desired 9-isomer in a thermal 7 ? 9 isomerization.
- Boryski, Jerzy,Golankiewicz, Bozenna
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p. 625 - 628
(2007/10/03)
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- Syntheses of acyclic guanine nucleosides
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A method is provided for the synthesis of synthesis of acyclic purine nucleosides, particularly 9-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl)-guanine (acyclovir) and 9-[(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxy)methyl]guanine ("DHPG") where the N2,N9 -diprotected guanine is reacted with CH3 C(O)OCH2 O(CH2)2)OC(O)CH3 or diacetoxypropane, respectively, in the presence of a mixture of an acid and acetic anhydride, or in the presence of an acid, where the acid can be phosphoric acid or polyphosphoric acid.
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