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HRID 2256195Generated: October 30, 2026

6-Methylmercaptopurine → 6-Methylmercaptopurine Riboside

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant6-MethylmercaptopurineHCID 5778—
Reactant2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-D-ribofuranosyl chlorideHCID 13384734—
Product6-Methylmercaptopurine RibosideHCID 9570—
Product(2R,3S,4R,5R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(6-sulfanylpurin-9-yl)oxolane-3,4-diolHCID 178521071—

Reaction Steps

6-Methylmercaptopurine riboside is synthesized by condensing 6-methylmercaptopurine with 2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-D-ribo-furanosyl chloride using the catalyst mercuric chloride followed by deacetylation. Alternatively, 6-methylmercaptopurine riboside can be produced directly by methylation of 6-thioinosine (Fox, J. J. et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 80: 1669, 1958).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05654286
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_08
ORD IDord-b1a83fa837e6425c88af4e5d567513b4
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_08