3-Cyclobutene-1,2-dione, 3,4-dimethoxy- → 1-[5-(2-[2-(2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl)guanidino]thiazol-4-yl)pentylamino]-2-methoxycyclobutene-3,4-dione

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To 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)guanidino]-4-(5-aminopentyl)thiazole (0.4 g.) in methanol (1.5 ml.) was added 1,2-dimethoxycyclobutene-3,4-dione (0.2 g.). After 2.5 hours at room temperature the mixture was evaporated to dryness, and the residue purified by preparative thin layer chromatography using methanol/chloroform 1:9 v/v as developing solvent. The appropriate band was isolated to give 1-[5-(2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)guanidino]thiazol-4-yl)pentylamino]-2-methoxycyclobutene-3,4-dione (0.22 g.) which was dissolved in propargylamine (1 g.) and the mixture allowed to stand at room temperature overnight. The mixture was then evaporated to dryness, and the residue purified by preparative thin layer chromatography using chloroform/methanol/aqueous ammonia 90:10:1 v/v/v as developing solvent. The product from this purification was treated in methanol/acetone with excess maleic acid and the resulting salt precipitated by the addition of diethyl ether to give 1-[5-(2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)guanidino]-thiazol-4-yl)pentylamino]-2-propargylaminocyclobutene-3,4-dione hydrogen maleate. The n.m.r. spectrum in d6 dimethylsulphoxide using tetramethylsilane as internal standard (δ=0) included the following resonances (δ):-1.5 (multiplet, 6H); 3.3 (singlet, 1H); 3.5 (multiplet, 2H); 4.1 (quartet, 2H); 4.8 (quartet, 2H); 6.6 (singlet, 1H).

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