A novel synthesis of purine and deazapurine derivatives from 5-aminoimidazoles
Abstract
Catalytic reduction of 4-unsubstituted-5-nitroimidazoles (3) in 1,4-dioxane solution is an excellent route to the 5-aminoimidazoles (1) which can be isolated or used in situ to generate good yields of purine or deazapurine derivatives.