Toshin Chemical Co., Ltd.

Reiko Komaki

Susumu Ishiguro

Kenichi Ishibashi

A novel and very elegant method is proposed for the preparation of N.sub.1 -(2-tetrahydrofuryl)-5-substituted or -unsubstituted uracil, especially, N.sub.1 -(2-tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil, by the reaction of the corresponding 5-substituted uracil compound with 2,3-dihydrofuran. The reaction is performed in the presence of a chlorosilane compound, e.g. dimethyldichlorosilane, and a catalytic amount of an organic amine compound and can proceed very rapidly without disadvantageous side reactions to give the objective compound with high purity in a high yield.

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Kawaguchi, Japan

Reiko Komaki