Benzyl Bromide → 7-Benzyl-8-chloro-1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione

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8-Chlorotheophylline (50 g, 0.23 mol) was suspended in 600 ml of DMF and benzyl bromide (31 ml, 0.26 mol) and potassium carbonate (64 g, 0.46 mol) were added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was dissolved in 250 ml of water and 400 ml of DCM. The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with 150 ml of DCM. The combined organic layer was washed with 100 ml of brine, dried over magnesium sulphate, filtered, and the solvent was evaporated to give compound (2A) as white crystals.

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