Methyl iodide → 2'-O-methyl-5-methyl-2thiouridine

HRID 2113490Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2113490 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]1[C:3](=[O:18])[NH:4][C:5](=[S:17])[N:6]([CH:16]=1)[C@@H:7]1[O:15][C@H:12]([CH2:13][OH:14])[C@@H:10]([OH:11])[C@H:8]1[OH:9].[CH2:19]([Sn](=O)CCCC)CCC.CI>CN(C=O)C.[I-].C([N+](CCCC)(CCCC)CCCC)CCC.C(Cl)Cl>[CH3:19][O:9][C@@H:8]1[C@H:10]([OH:11])[C@@H:12]([CH2:13][OH:14])[O:15][C@H:7]1[N:6]1[CH:16]=[C:2]([CH3:1])[C:3](=[O:18])[NH:4][C:5]1=[S:17]

Participants

7

Conditions

Temperature
50 °C

Procedure

To a stirred solution of 5-methyl-2-thiouridine (0.500 g, 1.8 mmol) in DMF (10 ml) is added dibutyltin oxide (0.500 g, 2.0 mmol), tetrabutyl ammonium iodide (0.738 g, 2 mmol), and methyl iodide (1.022 g, 7.2 mmol). The reaction flask is sealed and heated at 50° C. for 16 hours. The mixture is cooled and another portion of methyl iodide is added (1.022 g, 7.2 mmol) and the reaction heated for an additional 16 hours. At the end of this time, the reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and diluted with methylene chloride and chromatographed using a methylene chloride/methanol gradient. The appropriate fractions are collected and concentrated to give 2′-O-methyl-5-methyl-2-thiouridine.

Workup

  1. customThe reaction flask is sealed
  2. temperatureThe mixture is cooled
  3. temperaturethe reaction heated for an additional 16 hours
  4. temperatureAt the end of this time, the reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature
  5. customchromatographed
  6. customThe appropriate fractions are collected
  7. concentrationconcentrated

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-0ad491a836b2421d97dbff4e5cd34a58
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2008_10
Patent number
US07432249B2

Reaction notes

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