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residue. The solid was dissolved in 1,2-dichloroethane (35 mL)
and cooled to ꢃ251C (dry ice/acetonitrile) while stirring under
argon atmosphere. A solution of 5 (7.38 g, 13.2 mmol) in
1,2-dichloroethane (25 mL) was added in one portion. This was
followed by adding TMSOTf (3.5 mL, 19.40 mmol) slowly over
several minutes. The mixture was stirred at ꢃ201C (ice-salt) for
25 min and a further 30 min at room temperature and poured
with stirring onto ice-cold EtOAc-saturated NaHCO3 (80:50 v/v)
mixture. After 30 min the layers were separated, the organic
phase was washed with saturated NaHCO3 (2 ꢂ 50 mL), dried
over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to a cream.
Chromatography (silica gel 5–25% EtOAc in hexane) gave clear
creamy liquid. It was dissolved in minimum CH2Cl2, transferred
into hot pet-ether and stirred at room temperature to yield
white solid 6 (6.1g, 71%). HRMS (TOF MS ES1): [M1H]1 calcd.
Figure 1. Targeted labeled nucleosides.
(12.05 g, 33.52 mmol) in dry THF (120 mL) at ꢃ781C under argon
atmosphere. After stirring for 1 h chlorotrimethylsilane (5.32 mL,
41.90 mmol) was added slowly and the reaction mixture was
allowed to warm to room temperature for 30 min. It was cooled
to ꢃ781C and a solution of phenylselenyl bromide PhSeBr
(11.86 g, 50.28 mmol) in dry THF (60 mL) was added rapidly. The
reaction was diluted with 160 mL of ether after 25 min at ꢃ781C,
washed with water several times until the organic phase
became permanent light yellow. After the solvent was removed,
the crude cream was applied as a solution in dichloromethane
to a column of silica gel, and eluted with hexane to remove
excess PhSeBr. Further elution with 5–12% ether in hexane gave
3 (8.203 g). The b-isomer 4 was flushed from the column with
40% EtOAc in hexane and recycled by equilibration with DBU in
THF for 1 h followed by chromatography to give a total yield of
3 (12.30 g, 71.3%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) d 7.60–7.68 (m, 5H),
7.14–7.45 (m, 10H), 4.79 and 4.10 (brs, 1H), 4.05 and 3.69 (m, 1H),
3.86 and 3.50 (m, 1H), 2.85 and 2.68 (m, 1H), 2.44 (brd, 2H), 2.09
(brm, 1H).
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for [13C5]C32H34ClN4O2SeSi, 654.1473; found, 654.1465. H-NMR
(400 MHz, CDCl3) d 8.58 (s, 1H), 8.19 (s, 1H), 7.61–7.65 (m, 5H),
7.32–7.45 (m, 10H), 7.01–7.19 (m, 10H), 6.01–6.64 (m, 1H),
4.15–4.60 (brm, 2H), 4.16–3.90 (m,. 1H), 3.55–3.93 (m, 1H),
2.36–2.86 (brm, 1H), 1.66–2.50 (brd, 1H), 1.07 (s, 9H). 13C NMR
(101 MHz, CDCl3)
d
ppm 32.86 (t, J = 32.80 Hz) 43.18
(t, J = 32.80 Hz) 65.25 (d, J = 43.35 Hz) 80.15 (dd, J = 43.49,
33.57 Hz) 91.32 (d, J = 37.4 Hz).
9-((2R,3R,5S)-5-((tert-Butyldiphenylsiloxy)methyl)-3-(phenyl-
selenyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-9H-purin-6-amine11
Adenine (1.66 g, 12.30 mmol) was similarly converted to the silyl
derivative and reacted with 5 (4.88 g, 8.73 mmol, (see experi-
ment 6)) to give 11 (4.65 g, 84%) as a white solid after trituration
(3R,5S)-5-½13C5ꢁ((tert-Butyldiphenylsiloxy)methyl-3-phenyl-
selenyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl acetate 5
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with ether. H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) d 8.41 (s, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H),
7.59–7.16 (m, 20H), 6.31 (brs, –NH2), 6.03–5.60 (two d, 1H),
4.55–4.21 (two brs, 1H), 3.84–3.55 (two m, 1H), 2.99–2.64 (two
brs, 1H), 2.35–2.01 (two brs, 1H), 1.05 (s, 9H).
To a stirred solution of 3 (12.30 g, 23.9 mmol) in 80 mL of
anhydrous toluene at ꢃ781C was added DIBAL-H (1.0 M solution
in toluene, 38.0 mL, 38 mmol) over 15 min. After 2 h at ꢃ781C,
8.0 mL of methanol was added cautiously, and the temperature
was raised to ꢃ201C and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. The
mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (200 mL) followed by
9-((2R,3R,5S)-5-½13C5ꢁ((tert-Butyldiphenysiloxy)methyl)-3-
(phenylselenyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-1H-purin-6(9H)-one 7
potassium/sodium tartrate (100 mL) and allowed to warm to A solution of 6 (5.02 g, 7.68 mmol), 2-mercaptoethanol (1.68 mL,
room temperature. Celite was added to break up the slug and 21.56 mmol), sodium methoxide 0.5 M in methanol (45.36 mL,
the mixture was filtered. The cake was washed with ethyl 22.68 mmol) was refluxed for 4 h and cooled to room
acetate and the washings were combined with the filtrate. The temperature. The reaction mixture was acidified with acetic
aqueous phase was discarded and the organic portion was acid, diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate
further washed with water (200 mL), brine (200 mL), dried over (2 ꢂ 80 mL). The organic phase was washed with water
MgSO4 and filtered. It was evaporated and repeatedly co- (100 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concen-
evaporated with toluene to give the lactol (11.63 g). The material trated under reduced pressure. Column chromatography (silica
was dissolved in dry CH2Cl2 (60 mL) and cooled in ice bath. While gel), eluting first with 70% ethyl acetate in hexane, and finally
stirring under argon atmosphere catalytic DMAP (20 mg), with 5% MeOH in dichloromethane gave pure fractions that was
pyridine (14.70 mL, 144.75 mmol), and acetic anhydride evaporated to a foamy solid. The solid was taken up in hot
(5.50 mL, 57.8 mmol) were added. After stirring for 2 h at 01C, hexane aided with CH2Cl2 and cooled to room temperature to
the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and further give solid 7 (4.35 g, 89%). HRMS (TOF MS ES1): [M1H]1 calcd.
co-evaporated with toluene. The residue was dissolved in ether for [13C5]C32H34N4O3SeSi, 636.1811; found, 636.1811. 1H-NMR
(200 mL), washed with 80 mL of water, 80 mL of brine and dried. (400 MHz, CDCl3) d 12.58 (brs, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.91 (s, 1H), 6.36
Evaporation of solvent gave 5 (12.26 g, 92%).
and 5.94 (brd, 1H), 4.58 and 4.21 (brs 1H), 4.40 and 4.21 (brs, 1H),
4.14 and 3.77 (brm, 1H), 3.91 and 5.36 (brd, 1H0, 2.82 and 2.49
(brs, 1H ), 2.34 and 2.00 (brd, 1H) and 1.07 (s, 9H).
9-((2R,3R,5S)-5-((tert-Butyldiphenylsiloxy)methyl)-3-(phenyl-
selenyl)-tetrahydrofuran-yl)-6-chloro-9H-purine 6
9-((2R,5S)-5-½13C5ꢁ((tert-Butyldiphenysiloxy)methyl)-tetrahy-
drofuran-2-yl)-1H-purin-6(9H)-one 8
A mixture of 6-chloropurine (2.87 g, 18.61 mmol) and ammo-
nium sulfate (70 mg) in hexamethyldisilazane (45 mL) was
refluxed under argon atmosphere for 1.5 h during which a clear A mixture of 7 (2.4 g, 3.78 mmol), triethylborane, 1.0 M solution
solution was formed. After cooling to room temperature, the in hexanes (4.19 mL, 4.19 mmol), and tributyltin hydride 97%
solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give a solid (1.5 mL, 5.61 mmol) in anhydrous benzene 100 mL was stirred at
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