SYNTHESIS OF 1-(2-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPROPYL)URACILS AND THEIR ACTIVITY AGAINST L1210 AND MACROPHAGE RAW 264.7 CELLS.

The title compounds were obtained from appropriate 5-substituted uracil derivatives and 1,2-oxy-3-methoxypropane in the presence of sodium hydride. Under similar conditions 5-iodouracil gave 2-methoxymethyl-2,3-dihydro-oxazolo[3,2-c]pyrimidine-5,7-dione as a result of intramolecular cine type nucleophilic substitution. Cytotoxicity of 1-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxypropyl)-5-substituted uracil derivatives against L1210 and macrophage RAW 264.7 cells in vitro was examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]