Monomers for oligonucleotide synthesis with linkers carrying reactive residues: II. The synthesis of phosphoamidites on the basis of uridine and cytosine and containing a linker with methoxyoxalamide groups in position 2′

Article abstract of DOI:10.1023/B:RUBI.0000030130.99454.ae

A convenient preparative synthesis of 2′-amino-2′-deoxyuridine was developed. Starting from 2′-amino-2′-deoxyuridine and 2′-amino-2′-deoxycytidine, monomers for the phosphoamidite oligonucleotide synthesis were obtained that carry a linker with methoxyoxalamide groups in position 2′.