Hydrazine → 4-hydrazino-2-methylmercapto-7-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine

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A mixture of 55 g of 4-chloro-2-methylmercapto-7-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-arabinofuranosyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine and 500 ml of anhydrous hydrazine is heated under reflux and a nitrogen atmosphere for two hours, evaporated in vacuo, and coevaporated with xylenes. The residue is distributed between a mixture of ethyl acetate and water and the aqueous layer reextracted with ethyl acetate. The dried ethyl acetate extracts are combined and evaporated in vacuo to provide 51 g of crude syrupy product. Chromatography of this material over silica gel and ethyl acetate provides 49 g of pure 4-hydrazino-2-methylmercapto-7-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-arabinofuranosyl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine as a yellow syrup.

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