“…36 The crucial modification in reaction conditions, leading to the desired compounds in high yields, was the presence of a tertiary base in the reaction mixture. Drying the solvent became unneccessary, and prior silylation of the purine base could be dispensed with 36 For low melting (<120 °C) purine bases simply melting the base together with 47 led to good yields of the product. The 2,6-diamino derivative 26 (Table Hie) The coupled products 50, 20, 51, and 13 could be further derivatised at C6, allowing a considerable diversification from a late intermediate (Table II) Displacement of the 6-chloro group from 53 37 (Fig.…”