Hydrochloric Acid → (R)-1-(5-hydroxyhexyl)-7-methylxanthine

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Potassium hydroxide (1.0 g, 17.8 mmol) was added to a solution of (R)-1-(5-acetoxyhexyl)-7-methylxanthine (prepared as described for CT12460) (3.8 g, 12.3 mmol) in methanol-water (1:1, 100 ml). After stirring for 3 hours, the pH of the solution was adjusted to 7 by the slow addition of 1 N hydrochloric acid. The solution was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with 15% methanol-ethyl acetate to provide (R)-1-(5-hydroxyhexyl)-7-methylxanthine (2.5 g).

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