Pteridines, LXXXVI 1: Structure and Synthesis of Leucettidine

W Pfleiderer

Index: Pfleiderer Tetrahedron, 1988 , vol. 44, # 11 p. 3373 - 3378

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Citation Number: 13

Abstract

The structure of leucettidine (13), a new naturally occurring pteridine derivative in Leucetta microraphis, has been revised to 6-(1-hydroxypropyl)-1-methyllumazine. Unambiguous syntheses of 13 and its 13-methyl isomer 14 prove the correct structure, which can also be depicted from comparisons of pKa values, UV-and NMR-data.