J. R. Piper, G. Mccaleb, J. Montgomery
1987
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Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
Abstract
6-(Bromomethyl)-2,4-pteridinediamine hydrobromide (1) is readily converted to 2-amino-6-(bromomethyl)-4(1H)-pteridinone hydrobromide (2) by treatment with 48% hydrobromic acid. Compound 2 is of interest for direct attachment of the (2-amino-3,4-dihydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl group to appropriate side-chain precursors of analogues of folic acid, particularly those bearing functional groups incompatible with conditions required for hydrolytic deamination of the corresponding 2,4-diaminopteridine analogues. An example of the use of 2 in this connection is demonstrated through synthesis of 10-propargylfolic acid.