著者
池原 森男 林 元吉 福井 寿一
出版者
The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
雑誌
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (ISSN:00092363)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.25, no.10, pp.2702-2707, 1977-10-25 (Released:2008-03-31)
被引用文献数
10 9

8-Methyladenosine (X) was synthesized by two ways starting from 2', 3'-O-isopropylidene-2-methylthioinosine (I). The compound (I) was methylated with t-butyl hydroperoxide in acidic media in the presence of ferrous ion to give 8-methyl compound (II) in a yield of 46%. Raney nickel dethiolation of II and acetylation at 5'-OH followed by chlorination using SOCl2/DMF gave 6-chloro-8-methylpurine derivative (V). The compound (V) was treated with liq. NH3 and deprotected with trifluoroacetic acid to give 8-methyladenosine (X). Alternatively II was acetylated at 5'-OH, chlorinated with Vilsmeyer-Haack reagent and treated with liq. NH3 to give 2', 3'-O-isopropylidene-2-methylthio-8-methyladenosine (IX). The compound (IX) was deacetonized and dethiolated with Raney nickel to give X. The physical properties of X was elucidated by ultraviolet, circular dichroism and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. A syn type conformation was assigned to 8-methyladenosine.