Hydrochloric Acid → 1,3-Di(cyclopropylmethyl)-8-(4-methoxybenzenesulphonylamino)xanthine

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Sodium hydride (0.31 g of a 60% suspension in oil, 2.1 eq) was added to a suspension of 8-amino-1,3-di(cyclopropylmethyl)xanthine (1 g, 3.64 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (25 ml). After 30 minutes, 4-methoxybenzenesulphonyl chloride (0.82 g, 1.1 eq) was added and stirring continued for 48 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into water, acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted into ethyl acetate. The combined organic solutions were dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated. The crude residue was purified by column chromatography over silica in 2-5% methanol/dichloromethane to afford 1,3-di(cyclopropylmethyl)-8-(4-methoxybenzenesulphonylamino )xanthine (0.50 g, 31%) as a white solid m.pt>200° C. (decomp.)

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