Chemistry. 2, 4-Diamino-6-(hydroxymethyl) pteridine (3) was prepared in 75% yield from 2, 4, 5, 6-tetraaminopyrimidine and 1, 3-dihydroxyacetone in the presence of cysteine and Oz. 20 This process is superior to that of Baugh and Shawzl in that the product is uncontaminated by 2, 4-diamino-6-methylpteridine or the 7-hydroxymethyl and 7-methyl compounds. Bromination of 3 with dibromotriphenylphosphorane in N, N- ...
[Rosowsky, Andre; Forsch, Ronald A.; Freisheim, James H.; Moran, Richard G.; Wick, Michael Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 1984 , vol. 27, # 5 p. 600 - 604]