Water → HCID 178522339, compound

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Reaction Steps

To stirred suspension of (3 gr, 27 mmol) of cytosine (C) in 30 ml of dry pyridine at room temperature (6.85 g, 29.7 mmol) of diphenylacetyl chloride were added in portions. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. TLC indicated the end of the reaction. 2 ml of water was added and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. 100 ml of water were added to the residue and the mixture was stirred vigorously for 30 minutes. The desired product (11) was precipitate and filtered. The white precipitate was washed with 100 ml of ether and dried.

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