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HRID 232907Generated: October 26, 2026

Potassium Carbonate → (S)-N1-((2,3-Dihydroxy)propyl)cytosine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant(+)-GlycidolHCID 5460455—
ReactantCytosineHCID 178418229—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product(S)-N1-((2,3-Dihydroxy)propyl)cytosineHCID 1180543443.1%

Reaction Steps

Reaction of cytosine (2.2 g, 19.8 mmol) with (R)-glycidol (88% ee, 1.51 ml, 22.8 mmol) in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate (40 mg, 0.289 mmol) in dry DMF (20 ml) at 72° C. for 5 hours, as described in Example 1, furnished the title compound (88% ee) in 43.1% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05591852
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_01
ORD IDord-0d91becee4f14c64a252fcb6929bd28f
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_01