Ethanesulfonic acid → 9-(1,3-Diacetoxy-2-propoxymethyl)-2-acetamido-6-chloropurine

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A round-bottomed flask (10 ml) was charged with N-acetyl-2-acetamido-6-chloropurine (2.0 g, 7.9 mmoles), 1,3-diacetoxy-2-propoxymethyl acetate (2.7 g, 10.9 mmoles), and ethanesulfonic acid (63 mg). The mixture was heated in an oil bath maintained at 130° and a vacuum was applied. Thin layer chromatography showed no heterocyclic starting material after 1.5 hours and heating was discontinued. The mixture was dissolved in dichloromethane (50 ml) and filtered through Celite. The filtrate was evaporated to a residue and chromatographed on silica gel using dichloromethane/methanol (98:2) as the eluant. The product-containing fractions were combined and evaporated to give 0.75 g of pure product, m.p. 139°-140°.

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