Purine Nucleoside Analogues. 11. An Alternative Synthesis of N- and O-Alkyl Derivatives of 9- and 7-[(2-Acetoxyethoxy)methyl]-N2-acetylguanine

Alkylations of 9- and 7-[(2-acetoxyethoxy)methyl]-N2-acetylguanine with alkyl halogenides in the presence of base have been investigated affording a new route to the preparation of 1,N2-dimethyl- as well as O6-benzyl-9(7)-alkoxyalkylguanines. 1H NMR spectra revealed that the 1,N2-dimethyl derivatives exist as mixtures of two conformers at room temperature due to the restricted rotation about the C2-N2 bond. These findings agreed with conformational calculations.