Nucleosides and nucleotides. 120. Stereoselective radical deoxygenation of tert-alcohols in the sugar moiety of nucleosides: Synthesis of 2′,3′-dideoxy-2′-C-methyl- -2′-C-ethynyl-β-D-threo-pentofuranosyl pyrimidines and adenine as potential antiviral and

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96259-3

Radical deoxygenation of 2′-O-methoxaryl ester of the corresponding 3′-deoxy-2′-C-methyl-β-D-threo-pentofuranosyl-pyrimidines and -adenine, which were readily obtained from the reaction of 1-(3-deoxy-β-D-erythro-pentofuran-2-ulosyl)pyrimidines and adenine