Cyclopentanol → 2,6-dichloro-9-cyclopentyl-9H-purine

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Reaction Steps

Dissolve 2,6-dichloropurine (1, 680 mg, 3.60 mmol), cyclopentanol (2a, 260 mg, 3.02 mmol), and triphenyl phosphine (950 mg, 3.60 mmol) in dry THF (20 mL) and cool to 0° C. Add diethyl azodicarboxylate (DEAD, 570 μL, 3.60 mmol) dropwise over a period of 15 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphere. Stir the resulting solution for 60 hours at room temperature. Evaporate the solvent in vacuo, charge directly onto a 500 g silica gel column, and elute with DCM and concentrate the desired fractions to give 2,6-dichloro-9-cyclopentyl-9H-purine (3a).

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