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Nucleic acid related compounds. 105. Synthesis of 2',3'-didehydro- 2',3'-dideoxynucleosides from ribonucleoside cyclic 2',3'-(Sulfates or phosphates) or 2',3'-dimesylates via reductive elimination with sodium naphthalenide
Robins, Morris J.,Lewandowska, Elzbieta,Wnuk, Stanislaw F.
, p. 7375 - 7381 (2007/10/03)
Treatment of purine ribonucleosides with thionyl fluoride resulted in formation of cyclic 2',3'-sulfite esters. Acetylation of the 5'-hydroxy group and Sharpless oxidation (NaIO4/RuCl3) gave the cyclic 2',3'-sulfate ester derivatives. Treatment of 5'-O-silyl-protected ribonucleosides with thionyl chloride followed by oxidation gave an alternative route to the cyclic 2',3'- sulfates. Reductive elimination with sodium naphthalenide (THF/-50 °C) gave the 2',3'-unsaturated nucleosides. Parallel treatment of adenosine cyclic 2',3'-phosphate gave the 2',3'-olefin. The adenine, hypoxanthine, and 2- amino-6-methoxypurine 2',3'-didehydro-2',3'-dideoxynucleosides were prepared efficiently (40-60% overall yields of crystalline, analytically pure products; 3-5 steps, some combined into one-flask procedures) by treatment of 5'-O-protected 2',3'-di-O-mesylribonucleosides with sodium naphthalenide. Reactions were performed at or below ambient temperature with readily available reagents and standard laboratory conditions.