A Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Anti-HIV 2',3'-Dideoxy- and 2',3'-Didehydro-2',3'-dideoxynucleosides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00040a031

A general total synthesic method for the stereocontrolled synthesis of 2',3'-dideoxy- as well as 2',3'-didehydro-2',3'-dideoxynucleosides is presented.Introduction of an α-phenylselenenyl group at the 2-position of 2,3-dideoxyribosyl acetate directs the glycosyl bond formation to give >/=95percent β-isomer.This 2'-phenylselenenyl nucleoside may be converted to either the 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside by treatment with n-Bu3SnH and Et3B at room temperature or to the unsaturated derivative by treatment with H2O2/cat. pyridine.The application of this method to the syntheses of pyrimidines (ddU, ddT, ddC), 6-substituted purines (ddA, ddI, 6-chloro-ddP, N⁶-Me-ddA), and 2,6-disubstituted purines (2-F-ddA, 6-chloro-2-amino-ddP) as well as selected 2',3'-didehydro-2',3'-dideoxy derivatives is reported.