Allyl bromide → 7-Allyl-8-chloro-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydropurine-2,6-dione

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A mixture of 8-chloro-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydropurine-2,6-dione (10.7 g), allyl bromide (5.2 ml), anhydrous potassium carbonate (10.3 g), and N,N-dimethylformamide (75 ml) was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and water, and the organic layer was washed with water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and filtered through a small amount of silica gel. The silica gel was washed with ethyl acetate, and the eluate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Recrystallization of the residue from ethyl acetate (50 ml) and hexane (100 ml) gave 10.57 g of the title compound.

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