S. Schneller, R. S. Hosmane
Dec 1, 1978
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Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
Abstract
The preparation of 4-amino-6-hydroxy-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine (3,7-dideazaisoguanine) (1) in five steps from 1H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridin-4,6(5H,7H) dione (3,7-dideazaxanthine) (2) is described. Furthermore, prolonged treatment of 1 with 10% aqueous sodium carbonate solution is reported to lead to ring opening of the pyridine of 1 resulting in 3-carboxamidopyrrole-2-acetic acid (3).