6-Aminomethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin has been prepared by reduction of 2-acetamido-6-cyanopteridin-4(3H)-one* to 2-acetamido-6-aminomethyl- 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteridin-4(3H)-one followed by acid hydrolysis. The hitherto undescribed 6-cyanopterin was prepared by careful hydrolysis of the 2-acetamido compound prepared by dehydration of the oxime derived from 2-acetamido-6-formylpteridin-4(3H)-one. The latter was prepared by selenium dioxide oxidation of the methyl compound. Oxidation of 6-aminomethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterin at neutral pH appears to proceed with significant side-chain loss in Tris buffer but not in phosphate buffer.
通过将 2-乙酰氨基-6-氰基蝶啶-4(3H)-酮*还原为 2-乙酰氨基-6-氨基甲基-5,6,7,8-四氢蝶啶-4(3H)-酮,然后进行酸水解,制备出了 6-氨基甲基-5,6,7,8-四氢蝶啶。通过对 2-乙酰氨基-6-甲酰基蝶啶-4(3H)-酮肟脱水制备的 2-乙酰氨基化合物进行仔细水解,制备出了迄今为止尚未发现的 6-氰基蝶呤。后者是通过二氧化硒氧化甲基化合物制备的。在中性 pH 值下,6-氨甲基-5,6,7,8-四氢蝶呤的氧化似乎是在三羟甲基丙烷缓冲液中进行的,但在磷酸盐缓冲液中侧链损失不大。