OXIDATION MECHANISM OF 6-METHYL-2,4-DIOXOPYRIMIDINE WITH SELENIUM OXIDE AND SELENOUS ACID
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https://doi.org/10.1007/6203Keywords:
selenium dioxide, 6-methyluracil, orotic aldehyde, selenous acidAbstract
Analysis of the oxidation mechanism of 6-methyl-2,4-dioxopyrimidine with selenium oxide and selenous acid with the formation of orotic aldehyde has been carried out by the ab initio quantum-chemical method on the 6-31G** basis. The mixed anhydride of acetic and selenous acids is formed with a gain of energy. It possesses high activity and steric accessibility in electrophilic attack on position 5 of the pyrimidine ring. The three-stage mechanism of the oxidation of the methyl group in 6‑methyluracil by the mixed anhydride of selenous and acetic acids has been analyzed.
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Rakhimov, A. I.; Shulman, R. B.; Fedunov, R. G. Chem. Heterocycl. Compd. 2011, 46, 1476. [Khim. Geterotsikl. Soedin. 2010, 1827.]