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HRID 1996Generated: October 25, 2026

Potassium Carbonate → 7-Benzyl-1-ethoxymethyl-3-methylxanthine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
ReactantChloromethyl ethyl etherHCID 18523—
Reactant7-Benzyl-3-methylxanthineHCID 685630—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product7-Benzyl-1-ethoxymethyl-3-methylxanthineHCID 19689145—

Reaction Steps

20 g (0.078 mol) of 7-benzyl-3-methylxanthine were stirred at 80° C. for 6 hours with 8.8 g (0.094 mol) of ethoxymethyl chloride and 13 g of potassium carbonate in 500 ml of absolute dimethylformamide, the mixture was filtered and concentrated, and the residue which remained was chromatographed (eluent: dichloromethane/methanol 20:1).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05728686
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_03
ORD IDord-eadaded2a68a4a4683c2b0691e2f1aa0
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_03