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Upstream product

• 7791-71-1 5'-O-tritylthymidine 
• 50-89-5 thymidine 
• 76-83-5 trityl chloride 
• 50591-13-4 O⁴-methyl thymidine 
• 109389-25-5 1-((2R,4S,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-5-methyl-4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)pyrimidin-2(1H)-one 

Downstream Products

• 76-84-6 triphenylmethyl alcohol 
• 73189-04-5 3'-O-triphenylmethylthymidine 
• 519-73-3 triphenylmethane 
• 5333-62-0 benzyl trityl ether 
• 65-71-4 thymin 
• 50-89-5 thymidine 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Anti-flavivirus Activity of Different Tritylated Pyrimidine and Purine Nucleoside Analogues

A series of tritylated and dimethoxytritylated analogues of selected pyrimidine and purine nucleosides were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro inhibitory activity against two important members of the genus Flavivirus in the Flaviviridae family, the yellow fever (YFV) and dengue viruses (DENV). Among all compounds tested, the 5′-O-tritylated and the 5′-O-dimethoxytritylated 5-fluorouridine derivatives exerted potency against YFV. Interestingly in the series of purine analogues, the 5′O, N-bis-tritylated fludarabine derivative revealed strong inhibitory activity against DENV at μm concentrations, however significantly weaker potency against YFV.

In search of Flavivirus inhibitors part 2: Tritylated, diphenylmethylated and other alkylated nucleoside analogues

Several flaviviruses, such as the yellow fever virus and the dengue virus cause severe and potentially lethal infection in man. Following up on our initial hit 3′,5′-bistritylated uridine 1, a series of alkylated nucleoside analogues were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antiviral activities against dengue fever virus and yellow fever virus. Hereto, alkyl and aryl groups were attached at various positions of the sugar ring combined with subtle variation of the heterocyclic base. Among the new series of derivatives, 3′,5′-di-O-trityl-5-fluoro-2′-deoxyuridine (39) was the most efficient in this series and inhibited both yellow fever virus and dengue virus replication with a 50% effective concentration (EC50) of ～1 μg/mL without considerable cytotoxicity. The other fluorinated derivatives proved more toxic. Almost all diphenylmethylated pyrimidine nucleosides with 3′,5′-di-O-benzhydryl-2′-deoxyuridine (50) as the example were endowed with strong cytotoxic effects down to 1 μg/mL.

In search of flavivirus inhibitors: Evaluation of different tritylated nucleoside analogues

Following up on a hit that was identified in a large scale cell-based antiviral screening effort, a series of triphenylmethyl alkylated nucleoside analogues were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antiviral activities against the dengue virus (DENV) and the yellow fever virus (YFV). Hereto, trityl moieties were attached at various positions of the sugar ring combined with subtle variations of the heterocyclic base. Several triphenylmethyl modified nucleosides were uncovered being endowed with submicromolar in vitro antiviral activity against the YFV. The most selective inhibitor in this series was 3′,5′-bis-O-tritylated-5-chlorouridine (1b) affording a selectivity index of over 90, whereas the 3′,5′-bis-O-tritylated inosine congener (5b) displayed the highest activity, but proved more toxic. The finding of these lipophilic structures being endowed with high antiviral activity for flaviviruses, should stimulate the interest for further structureeactivity research.

Protecting groups transfer: Unusual method of removal of tr and TBDMS groups by transetherification

The triphenylmethyl (Tr) group undergoes a transfer (transetherification or disproportionation) between the molecules of 5'-O-Tr-2'-deoxynucleosides in a process mediated by anhydrous sulfates of Cu+2, Fe+2, or Ni+2 to yield mixtures of 3',5'-bis-O-Tr and 3'-O-Tr products. If phenylmethanol is present in a reaction medium, detritylation results with concomitant formation of phenylmethyl triphenylmethyl ether. The behavior of t-butyldimethylsilyl (TBDMS) group in 5'-O-TBDMS-2'-deoxynucleosides is exactly the same. Such type of transetherifications was not observed before for the O-Tr and O-TBDMS groups. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.