Novel Synthesis of Mercaptopurine and Pentaaza-as-Indacene Analogues: Reaction of [Bis(methylthio)methylene]malononitrile and Ethyl 2-Cyano-3,3-bis(methylthio)acrylate with 5-Aminopyrazoles

Galal H. Elgemeie, Samia E El-Ezbawy, Hosny A. Ali, Abdel-Kader Mansour

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1994 · 56 citations · 4 references

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Abstract

Abstract A novel synthesis of 7-methylthiopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines via reaction of [bis(methylthio)methylene]malononitrile and ethyl 2-cyano-3,3-bis(methylthio)acrylate with 5-aminopyrazoles is reported and the synthetic potential of the method is demonstrated.

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