Ammonium Chloride → 1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-8-(4-aminobenzyl)-3-butyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione

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1-Butyl-3-(2-fluorobenzyl)-6-[2-(4-nitro-phenyl)-ethylamino]-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione (2.0 g, 4.46 mmol) was dissolved in methanol (100 mL) and treated with zinc dust (<10 μm, Aldrich; 2.91 g) followed by the addition of a solution of ammonium chloride (5.96 g, 112 mmol) in water (50 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. The reaction mixture was then filtered through a pad of celite. The filtrate was concentrated to remove methanol and the residual aquous solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated in vacuo to afford 8-(4-amino-benzyl)-3-butyl-1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-3,7-dihydro-purine-2,6-dione as a pale yellow solid (1.64 g, 87%). LCMS, m/z(M+H)=422.18.

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