Photochemistry of 6-azidopurine ribonucleoside in aqueous solution

In aqueous solution, 6-azido-9-β-d-ribofuranosylpurine undergoes an efficient photoinduced purine ring expansion to give a novel imidazole-fused 1,3,5-triazepinone nucleoside and partial conversion into adenosine. The structure of the major product was established as 1-(β-d-ribofuranosyl)-4,6-dihydroimidazo[4,5-f][1,3,5]triazepin-5(1H)-one based on HRMS and NMR spectral data.