Sodium Hydroxide → 5-Ethynyl-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide

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A solution of 200 mg (0.75 mmol) of 5-ethynyl-1-β-D-ribofuranosylimidazole-4-carboxamide in 5 ml of 1N hydrochloric acid solution was heated under reflux at 100° C. for 4 hours. After the reaction, the reaction solution was neutralized with lN sodium hydroxide solution, silica gel powder was added, and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was adsorbed onto a silica gel column (2.7×11 cm), eluted with a 0-16% ethanol-chloroform solvent mixture, and crystallized from an ethanol-hexane solvent mixture to obtain 38 mg of pale yellow crystals of 5-ethynylimidazole-4-carboxamide (yield: 37.6%).

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