The synthesis of 8-allyltheophylline (8) from 5,6-diamino-1,3-dimethyluracil (1) and 3-butenoic acid by Traube's method via 6-amino-5-93-butenoylamino)-1,3-dimethyluracil (2) failed because an attempted alkaline cyclization of the intermediate 2 afforded (E)-8-(1-propenyl)-theophylline (3) under rearrangement of the terminal C=C bond. Therefore, the cyclodehydratation of 6-(3-butenylamino)-5-nitroso-1,3-dimethyluracil (7), available from 6-chloro-1,3-dimethyluracil (5) via 6-(3-butenylamino) derivative 6 has to bc used for obtaining the required product 8.
The synthesis of 8-allyltheophylline (8) from 5,6-diamino-1,3-dimethyluracil (1) and 3-butenoic acid by Traube's method via 6-amino-5-93-butenoylamino)-1,3-dimethyluracil (2) failed because an attempted alkaline cyclization of the intermediate 2 afforded (E)-8-(1-propenyl)-theophylline (3) under rearrangement of the terminal C=C bond. Therefore, the cyclodehydratation of 6-(3-butenylamino)-5-nitroso-1,3-dimethyluracil (7), available from 6-chloro-1,3-dimethyluracil (5) via 6-(3-butenylamino) derivative 6 has to bc used for obtaining the required product 8.
The synthesis of 8-allyltheophylline (8) from 5,6-diamino-1,3-dimethyluracil (1) and 3-butenoic acid by Traube's method via 6-amino-5-93-butenoylamino)-1,3-dimethyluracil (2) failed because an attempted alkaline cyclization of the intermediate 2 afforded (E)-8-(1-propenyl)-theophylline (3) under rearrangement of the terminal C=C bond. Therefore, the cyclodehydratation of 6-(3-butenylamino)-5-nitroso-1,3-dimethyluracil (7), available from 6-chloro-1,3-dimethyluracil (5) via 6-(3-butenylamino) derivative 6 has to bc used for obtaining the required product 8.