Author's Organization:Pharmaceutical Institute, School of Medicine, Keio University Pharmaceutical Institute, School of Medicine, Keio University Pharmaceutical Institute, School of Medicine, Keio University
Treatment of 6-substituted amino-5-benzylideneamino-1, 3-dimethyluracils with thionyl chloride at 0° for 30 min gave the corresponding 9-substituted 8-aryltheophyllines in 56-98% yields.