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Caffeine Synthesis
Caffeine Synthesis
1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione
Pharmacology of Caffeine
Increased focus
Pharmaceutical Caffeine
Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals
Alkylation
Carboxylation
Dehydration
Esterification
Halogenation
Oxidation
Sulfonation
Synthesis of Caffeine
Synthesis of Caffeine
1.
N-methylation of uracil
2.
Nitration of 1,3-dimethyluracil
3.
Reduction of 1,3-dimethyl-5-nitrouracil
4.
5.
6.
N-methylation of theophylline
N-methylation of uracil
Nitration of 1,3-dimethyluracil
Reduction of 1,3-dimethyl-5-nitrouracil
Intramolecular cyclization of
intermediate
N-methylation of theophylline
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