Methyl iodide → 2'-O-methyl-5-methyl-2thiouridine

HRID 343577

Reaction equation

HRID 343577 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[C:3](=[O:18])[NH:4][C:5](=[S:17])[N:6]([CH:16]=1)[C@@H:7]1[O:15][C@H:12]([CH2:13][OH:14])[C@@H:10]([OH:11])[C@H:8]1[OH:9].[CH2:19]([Sn](=O)CCCC)CCC.CI>CN(C=O)C.[I-].C([N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC)CCC.C(Cl)Cl>[CH3:19][O:9][C@@H:8]1[C@H:10]([OH:11])[C@@H:12]([CH2:13][OH:14])[O:15][C@H:7]1[N:6]1[CH:16]=[C:2]([CH3:1])[C:3](=[O:18])[NH:4][C:5]1=[S:17]

Participants

7

Conditions

Temperature
50 °C

Procedure

To a stirred solution of 5-methyl-2-thiouridine (0.500 g, 1.8 mmol) in DMF (10 ml) is added dibutyltin oxide (0.500 g, 2.0 mmol), tetrabutyl ammonium iodide (0.738 g, 2 mmol), and methyl iodide (1.022 g, 7.2 mmol). The reaction flask is sealed and heated at 50° C. for 16 hours. The mixture is cooled and another portion of methyl iodide is added (1.022 g, 7.2 mmol) and the reaction heated for an additional 16 hours. At the end of this time, the reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and diluted with methylene chloride and chromatographed using a methylene chloride/methanol gradient. The appropriate fractions are collected and concentrated to give 2'-O-methyl-5-methyl-2-thiouridine.

Workup

  1. customThe reaction flask is sealed
  2. temperatureThe mixture is cooled
  3. temperaturethe reaction heated for an additional 16 hours
  4. temperatureAt the end of this time, the reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature
  5. customchromatographed
  6. customThe appropriate fractions are collected
  7. concentrationconcentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-79ddec1b25cd4e6298375b79485ba485
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1999_01
Patent number
US05861493

Linked notes

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