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HRID 1285175Generated: October 26, 2026

Sodium Iodide → 7H-Purine-7-butanenitrile, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-1,3-dimethyl-2,6-dioxo-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium IodideHCID 5238—
ReactantSodium CyanideHCID 8929—
Reactant7-(3-Chloropropyl)-3,7-dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dioneHCID 76011—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product7H-Purine-7-butanenitrile, 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-1,3-dimethyl-2,6-dioxo-HCID 61023488%

Reaction Steps

57.9 g. of 7-(3-chloro-propan-1-yl)-theophylline, 12.29 g. of sodium cyanide, 2.0 g. of sodium iodide and 400 cm3 of dimethylformamide are stirred at 90° C. for 3 hours. 49.1 g. (88% yield) of γ-(theophylline-7-yl)-butyronitrile are obtained. M.p.: 146°-150° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04565817
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_01
ORD IDord-5775af0a11f74eaeac2e66a0d237763a
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_01