Caffeine Analogs

[Jason Kennerly]

Okeee.... I haven't heard anything from anyone, so the next thing to ask 
is... any tips on SYNTHESIZING the caffeine analogs. Specifically I am 
most interested in the ETHYL analog of caffeine - ETHYL-THEOPHYLLINE? Has 
anyone made it, what procedures should be used for making it, what are 
some likely byproducts, and most importantly, would ethyltheophylline be 
more "theophylline-like" than caffeine or more "untheophylline like"??

I would probably start out at a 25mg dose if I tested it on myself. And 
work my way up from there. Currently I am taking 200-400mg of caffeine 
whenever I don't take Ritalin (caffeine is more fun but makes me hyper - 
Ritalin is "therapeutic stuff" although I dont dislike it it makes me 
dizzy when mixed with caffeine)

What would some expected differences between ethyltheophylline and 
caffeine be? And from there I suppose I could try propyl, isopropyl, 
tertbutyl, phenyl and benzyl derivatives of theophylline.

And what would the effects of substitution be at other N-sites??

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