Ethanol → 2-Thioadenosine

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Reaction Steps

0.45 g of 5-amino-1-β-D-ribofuranosylimidazole-4-carboxamide O-(p-methylbenzyl)-oxime was dissolved in 8 ml of an aqueous solution containing 1 ml of ethanol, and 2 ml of carbon disulfide was added to the solution. The resulting mixture was allowed to react in an autoclave at 130° C for 5 hours under autogenous pressure (about 10 Kg/cm2), and the reaction product was worked up in the same manner as described in Example 1 to obtain 0.288 g of 2-thioadenosine having a melting point of 198° C (with decomposition) in a 76% yield.

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