A convenient synthesis of toxoflavins, toxoflavin 4-oxides and 1-demethyltoxoflavins.

Abstract
A convenient synthesis of toxoflavins and toxoflavin 4-oxides, which consists of the nitrosative cyclization of the aldehyde hydrazones of 3-methyl-6-(1-methylhydrazino)uracil, is described. Both toxoflavins and toxaflavin 4-oxides gave the corresponding 1-dimethyltoxoflavins (8-demethylfervenulins) by treatment with nucleophiles such as dimethylformamide, diemthylacetamide and acetic acid. The preparation of some 4,8-dihydrotoxoflavin derivatives is described.

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