Synthesis of 3-Cyano-4,6-bis(methylthio)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine 1-riboside

Abstract

3-Cyano-4,6-bis(methylthio)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine was synthesized by cyclization of 3,4-dicyano-5-aminopyrazole with CS2 in pyridine with subsequent Dimroth rearrangement and methylation of the resulting 3-cyano-4,6-dimercaptopyrazolo[3,4-d]-pyrimidine with methyl iodide. Glycosylation of the product by fusion with 1,2,3,5-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-ribofuranose in the presence of iodine gave 1-(2′,3′,5′-tri-O-acetyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-3-cyano-4,6-bis(methylthio)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine, the deacetylation of which with a 1% solution of hydrogen chloride in methanol led to 3-cyano-4,6-bis(methylthio)pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine 1-fiboside. The structures of the compounds were established by IR, UV, circular dichroism, PMR, and 13NMR spectroscopy.