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filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to give a
7.01 (2H, br. s, NH2); 4.67 (1H, t, J = 5.5, CH); 3.68–3.60
(2H, m, CH2CH3); 3.47–3.39 (2H, m, CH2CH3); 2.88 (2H,
d, J = 5.5, CH2); 1.06 (6H, t, J = 7.0, CH2CH3).13C NMR
spectrum (DMSO-d6), δ, ppm: 164.1; 158.4; 155.9; 109.5;
101.3; 62.3; 32.4; 15.2. Found, m/z: 268.0819 [M(35Cl2)+Na]+.
C10H16ClN3NaO2. Calculated, m/z: 268.0823. Found, m/z:
270.0793 [M(35Cl,37Cl)+Na]+. Calculated, m/z: 270.0796.
4-Chloro-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine (1). Route 1.
A mixture of compound 5 (68 g, 0.41 mol), Et3N (60.9 g,
0.6 mol), and DMSO (47 g, 0.6 mol) in MeOH (320 ml)
was cooled to –5–0°C and ozone was bubbled through the
mixture for 2 h. After nitrogen was bubbled through the
mixture to remove the excess of ozone, thiocarbamide
(61.2 g, 0.81 mol) was added and mixture stirred for 1 h,
until the starch-KI paper did not turn blue. Then AcOH
(120 g, 2 mol) was added and stirring at room temperature
continued for 14 h. The solvent was removed under
reduced pressure. The residue was extracted with EtOAc
(500 ml), washed with brine (2×200 ml) and aqueous
NaHCO3 to neutralize the residual AcOH. The organic
phase was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated
under reduced pressure to give the crude, that was
recrystallized from a mixture of petroleum ether – EtOAc,
2:1. Yield 26.1 g (43%), white solid.
Route 2. A mixture of compound 7 (10.0 g, 50 mmol)
and NH4OH (40 ml) was stirred at 60–70°C for 24 h. Then
it was filtered to give the solid crude product, that was
purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluent
petroleum ether – EtOAc, 5:1). Yield 2.7 g (34%), white
solid.
Route 3. A mixture of compound 9 (10.0 g, 41 mmol)
and 6 M HCl (30 ml) in petroleum ether (30 ml) was stirred
at 50°C for 4 h. The mixture was filtered to give the solid
crude, that was oven-dried and triturated with a mixture of
petroleum ether – EtOAc, 1:1. Yield 5.68 g (91%), white
solid, mp 189–190°C (mp 189–190°C12). 1H NMR
spectrum (DMSO-d6), δ, ppm (J, Hz): 12.59 (1H, s, NH);
8.58 (1H, s, H-2); 7.71 (1H, d, J = 3.4, H-6); 6.62 (1H, d,
J = 3.4, H-5). 13C NMR spectrum (DMSO-d6), δ, ppm:
151.8; 150.4; 150.3; 128.3; 116.5; 98.8. Found, m/z:
154.0164 [M+H]+. C6H5ClN3. Calculated, m/z: 154.0166.
solid product which was oven-dried and triturated with
EtOAc. Yield 81.1 g (90%), white solid, mp 150–152°C.
IR spectrum, ν, cm–1: 3411, 3376, 3181, 1653, 1546, 901.
1H NMR spectrum (DMSO-d6), δ, ppm (J, Hz): 8.13 (1H,
s, H-2); 7.14 (2H, br. s, NH2); 5.89–5.79 (1H, m, =CH);
5.07 (2H, t, J = 8.9, =CH2); 3.36 (2H, d, J = 5.8, CH2).
13C NMR spectrum (DMSO-d6), δ, ppm: 163.1; 157.7;
156.0; 132.7; 115.5; 111.1; 29.7. Found, m/z: 169.0406
[M (35Cl)]+. C7H8ClN3. Calculated, m/z:169.0407.
(4,6-Dichloropyrimidin-5-yl)acetaldehyde (7). A solution
of compound 4 (100 g, 0.53 mol) in MeOH (400 ml) and
CH2Cl2 (150 ml) was cooled to –40°C, and ozone was
bubbled through the mixture for 2 h. Then the reaction
mixture was purged with nitrogen for 20 min to remove the
excessive ozone. Thiocarbamide (40 g, 0.53 mol) was
added to the mixture and stirred for 1 h until the starch-KI
paper did not turn blue. The solvent was distilled off, the
residue was extracted with CH2Cl2 (300 ml) and washed
with water (2×100 ml). The organic layer was dried over
anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure
to give the residue that was triturated with petroleum ether
(200 ml). Yield 76.8 g (76%), white solid, mp 88–90°C
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(mp 89–91°C19). H NMR spectrum (DMSO-d6), δ, ppm:
9.75 (1H, s, CHO); 8.89 (1H, s, H-2); 4.24 (2H, s, CH2).
13C NMR spectrum (DMSO-d6), δ, ppm: 196.9; 161.8;
157.0; 126.4; 44.5. Mass spectrum, m/z (Irel, %): 192
[M(35Cl,37Cl)]+(12), 190 [M(35Cl)]+ (20), 162 (100).
4,6-Dichloro-5-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)pyrimidine (8).
A mixture of compound 7 (20.0 g, 0.1 mol), triethyl ortho-
formate (18.6 g, 0.12 mol), and TsOH (1.0 g, 5.8 mmol) in
EtOH (100 ml) was stirred at 40°C for 2 h. After
completion of the reaction, aqueous Na2CO3 was added to
the mixture to adjust pH to 8. The solvent was removed
under reduced pressure and the residue extracted with
EtOAc (300 ml), washed with water (100 ml). The organic
layer was dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated
under reduced pressure to give the residue that was purified
by column chromatography on silica gel (eluent petroleum
ether – EtOAc, 5:1). Yield 25.0 g (90%), colorless oil.
IR spectrum, ν, cm–1: 2987, 1546, 1518, 1123, 1068, 785.
1H NMR spectrum (CDCl3), δ, ppm (J, Hz): 8.62 (1H, s,
H-2); 4.80 (1H, t, J = 5.8, CH); 3.74–3.66 (2H, m,
CH2CH3); 3.48–3.41 (2H, m, CH2CH3); 3.25 (2H, d, J = 5.7,
CH2); 1.13 (6H, t, J = 7.0, CH2CH3). 13C NMR spectrum
(CDCl3), δ, ppm: 162.7; 155.8; 132.5; 129.2; 100.9; 62.9;
35.4; 15.2. Found, m/z: 287.0323 [M(35Cl)+Na]+.
C10H14Cl2N2NaO2. Calculated, m/z: 287.0325. Found, m/z:
289.0295 [M(35Cl,37Cl)+Na]+. Calculated, m/z: 289.0296.
6-Chloro-5-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)pyrimidin-4-amine (9).
A mixture of compound 8 (20.0 g, 76 mmol) and NH4OH
(100 ml) in EtOH (120 ml) was stirred at 70°C for 20 h.
The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the
residue extracted with EtOAc (200 ml), washed with water
(100 ml). The organic phase was dried over anhydrous
Na2SO4 and concentrated under reduced pressure. Yield
17.4 g (94%), yellow solid, mp 50–52°C. IR spectrum,
ν, cm–1: 3431, 3316, 2982, 1656, 1552, 1103, 788. 1H NMR
spectrum (DMSO-d6), δ, ppm (J, Hz): 8.09 (1H, s, H-2);
Supplementary information file containing IR, 1H and 13
C
NMR spectra of the synthesized compounds is available at
This research was financially supported by The National
Key Technology R&D Program (No. 2015BAK45B00). We
also thank the Laboratory of Organic Functional
Molecules, the Sino-French Institute of ECNU for support.
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