Abstract
6-Trichloromethyl-9-methylpurine (1) rearranges to 6-dichloromethyl-9-methyl-8-oxopurine (2) in aqueous mild acidic solution. The rearrangement is rationalized in terms of a reaction involving protonation, covalent hydration, prototropic equilibrium and/or a hydride transfer. An alternative mechanism involving a 'positive' halogen compound and hypochlorous acid as an intermediary is also proposed. Compound 1 condenses with 4,5-diaminopyrimidine to give the purine-pyrimidine Schiff base pair 4.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 248-251 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Experientia |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1985 |
Keywords
- 'positive' halogen compound
- 6-dichloromethyl-9-methyl-8-oxopurine
- 6-trichloromethyl-9-methyl purine
- Purine rearrangement
- REDOX reaction
- synthetic purine-pyramidine pairs