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Nucleosides and nucleotides. Part 212: Practical large-scale synthesis of 1-(3-C-ethynyl-β-D-ribo-pentofuranosyl)cytosine (ECyd), a potent antitumor nucleoside. Isobutyryloxy group as an efficient anomeric leaving group in the Vorbrüggen glycosylation reaction
Nomura, Makoto,Sato, Tsutomu,Washinosu, Masato,Tanaka, Motoaki,Asao, Tetsuji,Shuto, Satoshi,Matsuda, Akira
, p. 1279 - 1288 (2007/10/03)
A practical synthetic route to the antitumor nucleoside, 1-(3-C-ethynyl-β-D-ribo-pentofuranosyl)cytosine (ECyd, 1) from 1,2-O-isopropylidene-D-xylofuranose (3) has been developed. Since most of the compounds were obtained as crystals, the target ECyd was prepared without any chromatographic purification in 31% overall yield from compound 3. The isobutyryloxy group was found to be an effective leaving group at the anomeric position of the 3-β-C-ethynyl glycosyl donors in the key Vorbru?ggen glycosylation reaction. Using a similar procedure without chromatographic purification, the uracil congener EUrd [1-(3-C-ethynyl-β-D-ribo-pentofuranosyl)uracil (2), which also has a potent antitumor effect, was synthesized from 3 in 39% overall yield.