Synthesis of 1-(3-halotetrahydro-2-furyl) derivatives of uracil, 5-substituted uracils,and cytosine

The cis and trans isomers of 1-(3-halotetrahydro-2-furyl) derivatives of uracil, 5-substituted uracils, and cytosine were obtained by alkylation of 2,4-bis(trimethylsilyl) derivatives of uracil, 5-substituted uracils, and cytosine with 2,3-dihalotetrahydrofurans. 2,3-Anhydro compounds are also formed in the alkylation of 5-halouracil derivatives. The physicochemical properties of the compounds obtained and the antineoplastic activities of the 5-fluorouracil derivatives were studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 94–99, January, 1987.