Selective and Practical Synthesis of Penciclovir

Abstract A selective and practical method has been developed for the synthesis of penciclovir (1) in gram quantities involving a highly N 9 selective alykylation of 2-amino-6-chloropurine (9) with 2-(2-phenyl-1,3-dioxane-5-yl)ethanol (12) as a key step.

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