Synthesis of 3-(Tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluorouracil

Abstract
Synthesis of 3-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluorouracil (3-Thf-FU) (III), which is a metabolic intermediate of 1,3-bis(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluorouracil (Thf2FU) and an effective antitumor agent, is reported. 1-Alkane- or 1-arene-sulfonyl-5-fluorouracil (I) was trimethylsilylated by treatment with N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide and treated with 2-acetoxytetrahydrofuran in the presence of stannic chloride to give 1-alkane- or 1-arene-sulfonyl-3-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluorouracil (II). III was obtained by deblocking of II with methanolic ammonia.

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