Caffeine Analogs

[Eleusis]

In article <3sifis$2v2 at cello.gina.calstate.edu>,
   jkenner at cello.gina.calstate.edu (Jason Kennerly) wrote:

>In any case, Im not looking to make a mint on the black (or other) market 
>or anything like that. Adenosine inhibitors probably aren't the best 
>place to start for such things (grin)... I am just a curious caffeine 
>afficionado...

Well you don't need to make excuses for me. I personally *love* my raging 
out of control caffeine addicition. So what if I writhe on the floor in 
agony if I don't get my fix within the first 15 minutes of non-delta 
consciousness. That's life.

Anyway, a typical lab-scale preparation for caffeine is by the condensation 
of cyanoacetic acid with urea. This would be a good route to screw around 
with, it would appear, if one want to do some side chain substitution for 
fun and profit.

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