Sustainable Protocol for the Synthesis of 2',3'-Dideoxynucleoside and 2',3'-Didehydro-2',3'-dideoxynucleoside
Virginia Martín-Nieves1, Yogesh S Sanghvi2, Susana Fernández1
1Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Universidad de Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.
Abstract:
An improved protocol for the transformation of ribonucleosides into 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside and 2',3'-didehydro-2',3'-dideoxynucleoside derivatives, including the anti-HIV drugs stavudine (d4T), zalcitabine (ddC) and didanosine (ddI), was established. The process involves radical deoxygenation of xanthate using environmentally friendly and low-cost reagents. Bromoethane or 3-bromopropanenitrile was the alkylating agent of choice to prepare the ribonucleoside 2',3'-bisxanthates. In the subsequent radical deoxygenation reaction, tris(trimethylsilyl)silane and 1,1'-azobis(cyclohexanecarbonitrile) were used to replace hazardous Bu3SnH and AIBN, respectively. In addition, TBAF was substituted for camphorsulfonic acid in the deprotection step of the 5'-O-silyl ether group, and an enzyme (adenosine deaminase) was used to transform 2',3'-dideoxyadenosine into 2',3'-dideoxyinosine (ddI) in excellent yield.
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