Methyl iodide → 2-Chloro-6-(3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl-amino)-9-methyl-9H-purine

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168 mg (0.5 mmol) of 2-chloro-6-(3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl-amino)-purine, 103 mg (0.75 mmol) of potassium carbonate and 0.156 ml (2.5 mmol) of methyl iodide are stirred in 3 ml of dimethylformamide at room temperature for 5 h. 30 ml of ethyl acetate are added to the slightly cloudy reaction solution and the mixture is extracted with water. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate. After removal of the solvent, the residue is recrystallized from ethyl acetate and diethyl ether. 2-Chloro-6-(3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl-amino)-9-methyl-9H-purine is obtained; FAB-MS: (M+H)+=350; Rf=0.6 (CH2Cl2:methanol=9:1).

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