DEAMINATION, INVOLVING RING OPENING, IN REACTIONS OF 1-AMINOPURINIUM MESITYLENESULFONATES WITH METHANOLIC AMMONIA

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)87667-5

On reaction of 1-aminopurinium mesitylenesulfonates with methanolic ammonia N-deamination occurs.For 1-amino-, 1-amino-8-(methylthio)-, 1-amino-8-phenyl-, 1-amino-2-methyl-, 1-amino-6-methyl- and 1-amino-8-phenyl-9-methylpurinium mesitylenesulfonate this reaction proceeds for at least 75percent via ring opening as shown by the isolation of 1-15N-labelled purines when 15N-labelled methanolic ammonia was used. 1-Amino-9-methylpurinium mesitylenesulfonate gave N-deamination without ring opening.The reaction of 1-amino-6-(methylthio)purinium mesitylenesulfonate with methanolic ammonia involves, besides deamination, partial substitution of the methylthio group; no ring opening is involved.However, ring opening followed by substitution occurs in the reaction of 1-amino-2-(methylthio)purinium mesitylenesulfonate; the reaction proceeds via an adduct at position 2.