Hydrochloric Acid → 5-{N-[(Benzyloxy)carbonyl]carbamimidoyl}furo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid

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Tetrahydrofuran (32 ml) was added to ethyl 5-amidinofuro[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate hydrochloride (2.05 g, 5.10 mmol), and benzyl chloroformate (1.09 ml, 7.65 mmol) was dropwise added under ice-cooling while maintaining the mixture at pH 10-12 with a 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. Thereafter, the mixture was stirred under ice-cooling for 30 minutes and at room temperature for 1.5 hours. Tetrahydrofuran (20 ml) and a 1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (20 ml) were added to this reaction mixture and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. The mixture was adjusted to pH 4-5 with 1N hydrochloric acid and low boiling matters were distilled away under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversed-phase column (Chromatorex-ODS DM1020T, Fuji Silysia Chemical) chromatography. (water-acetonitrile) to give 695 mg of 5-(benzyloxycarbonylamidino)furo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid as a yellow solid (35%).

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