An Unexpected Synthesis of a Dihydropyrrolo-[1,2-c]pyrimidinedione Nucleoside Analogue from 5-Fluorouracil†
Abstract
In the presence of an excess of LDA, the tandem deprotonation–alkylation reaction of 1-cyanomethyl-5-fluorouracil with epibromohydrin gives the novel dihydropyrrolo[1,2-c]pyrimidinedione 4 as a mixture of diastereoisomers.