Discovery of a novel route to 2'-deoxy and 2'-functional pyrimidine nucleosides via 3',5'-O-sulfinyl xylo-nucleosides. 2002
We synthesized 2,2'-anhydro-pyrimidine nucleosides through a novel and efficient rearrangement with 3',5'-O-sulfinyl xylo nucleosides which were prepared from an inexpensive starting material, D-xylose. A variety of 2'-deoxy and 2'-functional pyrimidine nucleosides can be prepared from 2,2'-anhydro-pyrimidine nucleosides.