Syntheses of 1-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]- and 1-[(1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propoxy)methyl]- derivatives of 5-substituted-2,4-Difluorobenzene: Unnatural acyclo thymidine mimics for evaluation as anticancer and antiviral agents

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/15257770008033850

A group of 1-[(2-hydroxyethoxy)methyl]- (12) and 1-[(1,3-dihydrdxy-2-propoxy)methyl]- (13) derivatives of 2,4-difluorobenzene possessing a variety of C-5 substituents (R = Me, H, I, NO₂) were designed with the expectation that they may serve as