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Synthesis and anti-HIV activity of 4'-C-ethynyl-2'-deoxy-4'-thio-nucleosides
Kazuhiro Haraguchi1, Hisashi Shimada, Genta Akutsu
1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
Abstract:
Synthesis of 4'-C-ethynyl-2'-deoxy-4'-thionucleosides was carried out based on electrophilic glycosidation using 4-C-ethynyl-4-thiofuranoid glycal. The glycal 15 was prepared as follows: oxidative cleavage of 6 with Pb(OAc)(4) forming the aldehyde 7, aldol reaction of 7 and subsequent silylation to furnish 8, conversion of the formyl group of 8 into an ethynyl group, and finally beta-elimination of the resulting 14 with t-BuLi. The glycosyl donor 16 was prepared by silyl-protection of 15. Electrophilic glycosidation was performed between silylated N(4)-acetylcytosine and 16 in the presence of N-iodosuccinimide. Radical-mediated removal of the introduced iodine atom followed by deprotection gave 4'-C-ethynyl-2'-deoxy-4'-thiocytidine (18).
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