Issue 0, 1971

Vilsmeier reaction on 6-methylpurine

Abstract

Application of the Vilsmeier formylation reaction to 6-methylpurine (I) gave purine-6-malonaldehyde (III), which could be oxidized to purine-6-carboxylic acid (IV), brominated to 6-tribromomethylpurine (V), and hydrolysed to hypoxanthine (VI). Treatment of the reaction mixture of 6-methylpurine (I), dimethylformamide, and phosphoryl chloride with hydrazine, phenylhydrazine, thiosemicarbazide, and hydroxylamine afforded, respectively, 6-(pyrazol-4-yl)-(VII), 6-(1-phenylpyrazol-4-yl)(VIII), 6-(1-thiocarbamolypyrazol-4-yl)(IX), and 6-(isoxazol-4-yl)-purine (X). Similar treatment of compound (I) with the Vilsmeier reagent and aniline produced the monoanil (XIV) of the dialdehyde (III); use of p-bromoaniline yielded a mixture of mono- and bis-p-bromoanils, (XV) and (XVI). Compound (X) gave 8-hydroxypurine-6-carboxylic acid (XI) on oxidation, and purine-6-malonaldehydonitrile (XIII) when heated in dimethyl sulphoxide. The structure of the anil (XV) is discussed in the light of X-ray diffraction studies.

Article information

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J. Chem. Soc. C, 1971, 128-132

Vilsmeier reaction on 6-methylpurine

D. M. Brown and A. Giner-Sorolla, J. Chem. Soc. C, 1971, 128 DOI: 10.1039/J39710000128

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