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Formic Acid → 1,3-Dicyclopropylmethyl xanthine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
ReactantFormamideHCID 713—
ReactantSodium DithioniteHCID 24489—
Reactant6-Amino-1,3-bis(cyclopropylmethyl)uracilHCID 18624515—
ReactantSodium NitriteHCID 23668193—
Product1,3-Dicyclopropylmethyl xanthineHCID 15291303—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature100 °C

Reaction Steps

1,3-Di-cyclopropylmethyl xanthine was prepared using an analogous procedure to that described in Chem. Berichte 88, 1306-1312, 1955: 20.2 g (0.0855 mol) of 1,3-dicyclopropylmethyl-6-amino-uracil was dissolved in 100 ml of formamide, then 5.9 g sodium nitrite was added and at 60° C. 13.4 ml formic acid was added slowly with stirring. After the colour had changed from yellow to violet, the mixture was heated up to 100° C. and 3.1 g of sodium dithionite (Na2S2O4) was added in small portions.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05734051
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_03
ORD IDord-3f3ffc7a6ed242c8bda616b6d51cef03
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_03