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Bo Shen1, Matthew W Bedore, Adam Sniady
1Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Abstract:
A unique photochemical flow reactor featuring quartz tubing, an aluminum mirror and temperature control has been developed for the photo-induced electron-transfer deoxygenation reaction to produce 2'-deoxy and 2',3'-dideoxynucleosides. The continuous flow format significantly increased the efficiency and selectivity of the reaction.
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