Skw Trostberg Aktiengesellschaft

Jurgen Graefe

Franz Thalhammer

Benedikt Hammer

Thomas Neumann

Frank Fleischer

Hubertus Klima

Gunter Weber

Johann Wolferstetter

Method of preparing N-phosphonomethyl glycine

Process for the production of calcium cyanamide from urea

In order to produce a purine of the general formula (I), ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can be the same or different and denote H, OH, SH, NH.sub.2, N-(di)-alkyl, halogen, O-alkyl, S-alkyl, alkyl or aryl and alkyl represents an aliphatic residue with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and aryl represents a phenyl residue which is substituted if desired by CH.sub.3, OH, NH.sub.2 or halogen, from the corresponding 4-amino-5-nitrosopyrimidine of formula (II), ##STR2## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the above-mentioned meaning, the compound of formula (II) is reductively formylated in a solvent at a temperature of 80.degree. to 220.degree. C. in the presence of formic acid and a catalyst based on a noble metal and the 4-amino-5-formylaminopyrimidine formed as an intermediate is cyclized.

Production of purines via reductive formylation

Disclosed is a process for the preparation of 5-formylaminopyrimidines of the general formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are the same or different and signify H, OH, SH, NH.sub.2, alkylamino, halogen, O-alkyl, S-alkyl or alkyl, as well as aryl, and alkyl is an aliphatic radical containing up to 4 carbon atoms, from the corresponding 5-nitrosopyrimidines of the general formula: ##STR2## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have the same meanings as above, wherein the starting compound is subjected to a reductive formylation in the presence of a noble metal catalyst, as well as of formic acid and of a salt thereof.

Process for the preparation of 5-formylaminopyrimidines

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