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HRID 1789586Generated: October 30, 2026

Ethanol → Cytidine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantAmmonium HydroxideHCID 14923—
ReactantHCID 13851850HCID 13851850—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductCytidineHCID 6175—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature70 °C

Reaction Steps

In methanol (50 ml) is dissolved 2',3',5'-tri-O-acetyl-N4 -benzoylcytidine (0.53 g) followed by addition of concentrated NH4OH (5 ml) with stirring at 70° C. The mixture is stirred at 70° C. for 2.5 hours, at the end of which time ethanol is added. The mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature overnight to give colorless needles of cytidine. Yield 0.26 g (95.6%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04689404
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_08
ORD IDord-2131771375784b5dbff2e1c2b9f89ab5
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_08