Acetic Acid → 1-Ethoxymethyl-5-ethyl-6-phenylthiouracil

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Then, 2.2 ml of lithium diisopropylamide (4.4 mmol) solution in tetrahydrofuran (2.1M) was added to 6 ml of tetrahydrofuran under a nitrogen atmosphere at -70° C., to which a solution of 0.40 g (2.0 mmol) of 1-ethoxymethyl-5-ethyluracil in 3 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise over 15 minutes. After stirring for 1 hour at -70° C., the reaction mixture was added with a solution of 0.57 g of diphenyl disulfide in 2 ml of tetrahydrofuran dropwise over 10 minutes and allowed to react for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was added with 1 ml of acetic acid, brought to room temperature and then added with 30 ml of ethyl acetate. The mixture was washed with water (3 ml×5) and saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate (twice), dried on magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate/hexane=3:17) and crystallized from ethyl acetate to obtain 0.61 g of 1-ethoxymethyl-5-ethyl-6-phenylthiouracil (Yield: 32%).

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