Acetic Acid → 2-((2-Amino-6-oxo-1,6-dihydro-9H-purin-9-YL)methoxy)-3-hydroxypropyl propionate, (+-)-

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To 5 g of 2-(2-amino-1,6-dihydro-6-oxo-purin-9-yl)methoxy-1,3-propanediol (ganciclovir) in 20 ml of triethyl orthopropionate was added 5 ml of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and 0.25 g of pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate (PPTS). The slurry was stirred at room temperature for 4.5 hours. 70% Aqueous acetic acid (10 ml) was added and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours. Then 30 ml of ethanol was added, the mixture was stirred for another 0.5 hour and filtered. The white solid was washed twice with 50 ml each of ethanol and air dried to give 4.77 g of product. 1H-NMR: δ 0.9 (t,3H), 2.05 (q,2H), 3.32 (m,2H), 3.8 (m,1H), 3.85 (dd,1H), 4.0 (dd,1H), 4.8 (t,1H), 5.35 (ad,2H), 6.45 (br s, 2H), 7.75 (s,1H), 10.6 (s,1H).

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