The Silyl Method for the Synthesis of 1[-2(Phenoxy)ethyl]uracils

A modification of the method for the synthesis of N₍₁₎-substituted derivatives of uracil is proposed using the Gilbert-Johnson reaction, which consists of the alkylation of 5-substituted 2,4-bis(trimethylsiloxy)pyrimidines with 1-bromo-2-(phenoxy)ethanes of low reactivity at 180-185° without solvent. The corresponding 1-2-(phenoxy)ethyl]uracils, which were obtained in 55-74% yield, contained no impurities of the N₍₁₎, N₍₃₎-disubstituted compounds. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 7, 1071–1075, July, 2005. cf E. Ya. Lukevics and A. E. Zablotskaya. The Silyl Method for the Synthesis of Nucleosides in Russian], Zinatne, Riga, 1985, 440 p. (Editor's note).