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[reaction: see text] Protection of the amino group of adenine and guanine nucleosides was effected by heating the substrates in 2,5-hexanedione. The resulting 2,5-dimethylpyrrole adducts were stable toward bases but were hydrolyzed with TFA/H(2)O to regenerate the amino function.
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