5-Fluorouracil → 1,3-Bis(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluoro-2,4-pyrimidinedione

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In a closed tubular reactor, 1.3 g of 5-fluorouracil, 5 ml of benzene and 14 g of 2,3-dihydrofuran were heated together at 200° C. for 6 hours. After cooling, the reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure and the residue was separated and purified by column chromatography on 25 g silica gel. From the chloroform eluate, the fractions rich in the contemplated compound were collected. The solvent was distilled off and the residue was recrystallized from petroleum ether. By the above procedure was obtained 1.3 g of 1,3-bis-(tetrahydro-2-furyl)-5-fluorouracil.

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