1,3-, 1,7-,1,9- and 3,7-dibenzylpurin-2-one form stable adducts when r
eacted with Grignard reagents. Reaction took place in the purine 6- or
8-position, and substantial differences in the regiochemical outcome
of the reactions were found among the isomers. Several new classes of
purinones are described here for the first time. The structure elucida
tions of the products were accomplished by HETCOR, COLOC, GA-HMQC and
GA-HMBC NMR spectroscopy. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd