Diastereocontrol in Glycosylation Reactions: Synthesis of β-D and β-L Dideocytidine Analogues

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01653-Y

Expeditious and diastereoselective total syntheses of the antiviral agents, β-L-ddC, β-L-5FddC and β-D-5FddC have been achieved in four steps from commercially available R-(-)-5-oxo-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxylic and its 2S isomer respectively.