Potassium Carbonate → 5-amino-3-[(2R,3R,5S)-3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]-6H-thiazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2,7-dione

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A mixture of [(2S,4R,5R)-4-acetoxy-5-(5-amino-2,7-dioxo-6H-thiazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]methyl benzoate (compound 38a, 4.72 g, 10.6 mmol) and potassium carbonate (1.46 g, 10.6 mmol) in methanol (106 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 3.5 hours. The reaction was quenched by addition of acetic acid (1.5 mL). The resulting mixture was concentrated in vacuo to remove the solvent and the residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluting with 0-5% methanol in DCM) to afford 1.0 g of 5-amino-3-[(2R,3R,5S)-3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]-6H-thiazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine-2,7-dione (compound 38b) and 2.8 g of [(2S,4R,5R)-5-(5-amino-2,7-dioxo-6H-thiazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-4-hydroxy-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]methyl benzoate (compound 38c) as a pale solid.

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