Potassium Carbonate → 6-Amino-9-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-{[2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl]thio}purine

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Crude 6-amino-9-benzyl-8-hydroxy-2-mercaptopurine (470 mg, 1.7 mmol) was suspended in dimethylformamide (100 ml). To the suspension were added potassium carbonate (350 mg, 2.5 mmol) and 1-ethoxy-2-(2-bromoethoxy)ethane (505 mg, 2.6 mmol) in order. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (1% methanol/chloroform) to give the subject compound (147 mg, yield 22%).

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