| Literature DB >> 17900141 |
Andrew L LaFrate1, John A Katzenellenbogen.
Abstract
5,6-dihydro-5-fluorouracil (5-DHFU) is a metabolite of the chemotherapy drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) of importance for biological studies. 5-DHFU has been prepared by enzymatic reduction of 5-FU and in very low yield by hydrogenation of 5-FU; however, a practical chemical synthesis is not available. Facile racemic syntheses of 5-DHFU from 5-FU or uracil, using p-methoxybenzyl protecting groups followed by L-Selectride reduction, are reported.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17900141 PMCID: PMC2562335 DOI: 10.1021/jo071255z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Org Chem ISSN: 0022-3263 Impact factor: 4.354