Benzyl Bromide → 7-Benzyl-3-methylxanthine

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3-Methylxanthine (2.882 g) was suspended in N,N-dimethylformamide (40 ml), and potassium carbonate (3 g) and benzyl bromide (2.5 ml) was added thereto. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, diluted with ethyl acetate, and washed with 1 N hydrochloric acid. The deposited crystals were collected by filtration and washed with ethyl acetate to give 3.18 g of the title compound.

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