Alkylation of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (I) with iodoacetic acid in the presence of K2CO3 afforded ether (II). Subsequent condensation of (II) with 5,6-diamino-1,3-dipropyluracil (III) gave imine (IV). Oxidative ring closure by means of FeCl3 in boiling EtOH, with concomitant esterification, furnished xanthine (V). The ethyl ester of (V) was then displaced by hydrazine to yield hydrazide (VI). Finally, condensation of (VI) with dimethylmaleic anhydride (VII) gave rise to the corresponding maleimide.
Alkylation of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (I) with iodoacetic acid afforded 4-formylphenoxyacetic acid (II). This was condensed with 5,6-diamino-1,3-dipropyluracil (III) to produce imine (IV), which was oxidatively cyclized to xanthine (V) in the presence of ferric chloride. After activation of (V) as the corresponding acid chloride (VI), coupling with 4-aminobenzonitrile (VII) furnished the title amide.