The invention discloses a method for synthesizing adenine and derivatives thereof. The method comprises the steps: firstly, subjecting
diethyl malonate and dimethyl dioxirane to an oxidation reaction, so as to obtain 2-hydroxyldiethyl
malonate; then, carrying out an ammonolysis reaction with
ammonia water, so as to obtain 2-hydroxyl malonamide; then, carrying out a cyclization reaction with
trimethyl orthoformate, so as to obtain 5-hydroxyl pyrimid-4,6-(1H,5H)-dione; then, carrying out a chlorination reaction with
phosgene, so as to obtain 4,5,6-trichloropyrimidine; then, carrying out a cyclization reaction with
formamidine hydrochloride, so as to obtain 4-chloro-1H-pyrazol[3, 4-d]
pyrimidine; finally, carrying out an ammoniation reaction with
ammonia water or an amine compound in the presence of
triethylamine, thereby obtaining the adenine and derivatives thereof. According to the method, the raw materials are moderately-priced and readily available, the
reaction conditions are mild, the reaction process is safe, the requirements on production equipment are low, particularly, the environmental
pollution is light, and the yield is relatively high, so that the method is applicable to industrial large-scale production.