- Chemical Name:4-Pyrimidinecarboxylic acid, 5-amino-1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-2,6-dioxo-, ethyl ester
- CAS No.:40598-01-4
- Molecular Formula:C7H9N3O4
- Molecular Weight:199.166
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- Mol file:40598-01-4.mol
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The study, titled "Synthesis of Some 7-Substituted-2,4,8(1H,3H,7H)pyrimido[5,4-d]pyrimidinetriones," focused on synthesizing 7-substituted pyrimido[5,4-d]pyrimidinetriones under mild conditions, using ethyl 5-ethoxymethyleneamino-orotate as a key starting material. This compound was derived from ethyl 5-aminoorotate, which was obtained by reducing ethyl 5-nitroorotate with sodium dithionite. The ethyl 5-ethoxymethyleneamino-orotate was then cyclized with various primary amines to introduce a range of substituents into the 7-position of the pyrimido[5,4-d]pyrimidinetrione ring system. The synthesized compounds were characterized by their structures, reaction yields, and analytical data, including elemental analysis and NMR spectroscopy. The study also described the methylation of the 7-benzyl derivative to produce 1,3-dimethyl and 1,3,7-trimethyl derivatives using trimethyl phosphate. The synthesized compounds are of interest as deaza-analogs of naturally occurring antibiotics, as "homopurines" related to xanthine and uric acid, and as intermediates in the synthesis of folate analogs.