Ammonia → ara-DAP

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To 1 g. of the product of example II was added 200 ml. of liquid ammonia. Small pieces of sodium were added until the blue color persisted for several minutes. A total of 350 mg. of sodium was used. The blue color was discharged with a few crystals of ammonium chloride. The ammonia was evaporated under a stream of nitrogen and the residue was triturated with 50 ml. of benzene. The insoluble residue was taken up in a few ml. of water and neutralized with acetic acid. The product (500 mg.), after recrystallization from water, melted at 257°-259° with decomposition. The 2,6-diamino-9-(β-D-arabinofuranosyl)purine showed a λ max = 253,290 mμ at pH 1, and λ max = 257,279 mμ at pH 11.

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