Acetic Acid → 4-Methoxy-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-6-amine

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Compound 3 (70.4 g, 0.416 mol) was refluxed in methanolic sodium methoxide solution (25 g sodium dissolved in 1 L methanol) for 2 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and neutralized by addition of acetic acid (75 ml). The mixture was evaporated to dryness and the solid was triturated in 600 ml of water, filtered and dried to provide 67.5 g (99% yield) of 4-methoxy-6-aminopyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine (4).

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