A Novel Approach for the Synthesis of Purine Acyclonucleosides Using 9-D-Ribitylpurines as a Chiral Pool

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1997-3273

Facile syntheses of L-eritadenine (8a), (2S,3R)-9-(2,3,4-trihydroxybutyl)purines (4a and 4b), and (2S,3S)-9-(2,3,4-trihydroxybutyl)adenine (6a) were achieved by using 9-D-(23-O-isopropylideneribityl)purines (1a and 1b) as a chiral pool.