General preparative synthesis of 2'-O-methylpyrimidine ribonucleosides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/jhet.5570310412

A convergent and general approach to synthesizing 2'-O-methylpyrimidine ribonucleosides 4a-e-, 6, 7 on a multigram scale is described which begins with an improved procedure for making larger quantities of 2-O-methyl-1,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-α-D-ribose. The sugar was reacted with the desired silylated pyrimidines at room temperature under Vorbruggen conditions. The crude products contained less than 10% of the α anomers and the desired β anomers were isolated by crystallization. The blocked nucleosides were then deprotected and isolated by standard methods.