title: Single-step syntheses of 2-amino-7-chlorothiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidines: intermediates for bivalent thiazolopyrimidines.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A single-step process for the preparation of 2-amino-7-chlorothiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidines, 2, was achieved by the reaction of the commercially available 4,6-dichloro-5-aminopyrimidine 1 with isothiocyanates. This mild reaction accommodates a variety of functionalized isothiocyanates and proceeds in good to excellent yields. The utility of such intermediates is exemplified by subsequent reaction with alkyl or arylamine nucleophiles to afford novel, differentially functionalized 2,7-diaminothiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidines, 3.
authors.affiliation: Drug Discovery, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, L.L.C., 8 Clarke Drive, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512, USA.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Raymond J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Patch
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Player
mesh_terms: D015394:Molecular Structure; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C511508:2-amino-7-chlorothiazolo(5,4-d)pyrimidine; D011743:Pyrimidines; D013844:Thiazoles