Dimethylformamide → 7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-3,7-dihydro-3-methyl-1H-Purine-2,6-dione

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55.3 ml of 1-bromo-2-butyne and 84.9 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate were added to a mixture of 100 g of 3-methyl xanthine [CAS No. 1076-22-8] and 1000 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. 1000 ml of water was added to the reaction solution, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The resulting white precipitate was collected by filtration. The white solid was washed with water and then t-butyl methyl ether. Thus, 112 g of the title compound was obtained.

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