Synthesis of double-headed nucleosides with the additional nucleobase in the 5'-C-position
Charlotte Andersen1, Pawan K Sharma, Mikkel S Christensen
1Nucleic Acid Center, Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.
Abstract:
Three analogues of double-headed nucleosides with the additional nucleobase in the 5'(S)-C-position have been synthesised. A thymine has been attached through a methylene or an ethylene linker and an adenine through a methylene linker. Thermal hybridisation studies indicate that this 5' (S)-C-position is ideal for placing the additional base in the minor groove and obtain specific interstrand stacking effects in a (-3)-zipper arrangement. However, this specific interaction is decreasing when elongating the linker from a methylene to an ethylene linker. The successful syntheses of the two nucleoside analogues with thymine in the 5'-C-position as well as different approaches towards a corresponding adenine analogue are reported.
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