Synthesis of 4-(2-acetoxyethoxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,2,4-triazin-3(4H)-one 1-oxide as thymidine analogue

Alkylation of the sodium salt and the trimethyl silylated derivatives of 6-methyl-1,2,4-triazin-3(4H)-one 1-oxide with chloromethoxyethyl acetate, n-hexyl chloride and benzyl bromide gave the 4-substituted products. However, attempts to achieve the ring closure of N⁴-(2-acetoxyethoxymethyl)thiosemicarbazide with bicarbonyl compounds to the corresponding as-triazines under different reaction conditions was not possible without disruption of the acetoxyethoxymethyl moiety. Although the as-triazine nucleoside analog II did not show antileukemic activity, this and other 4-alkylated as-triazine 1-oxides revealed good growth inhibitory effects against a representative spectrum of microorganisms.