Diethyl Ether → 2,5-Methano-5H,9H-pyrimido(2,1-b)(1,5,3)dioxazepin-9-one, 2,3-dihydro-3-(hydroxymethyl)-8-methyl-, (2R,3R,5R)-

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A 100 mL round bottom flask equipped with magnetic stir bar, reflux condensor, and nitrogen inlet was charged with 5 g of ribothymidine, 4.7 g (1.2 eq) of diphenyl carbonate and 150 mg of sodium bicarbonate in 10 mL of DMF. The mixture was heated to 150° C. for 35 minutes. The black solution was diluted with 10 mL of MeOH and slowly added to 200 mL of diethyl ether. The tan product was filtered and dried to yield 4.4 g (96%) of anhydrothymidine.

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