A base-labile protecting group (fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl) for the 5'-hydroxy function of nucleosides. 2001

M J Gait, and C Lehmann
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.

Many popular synthesis strategies look for appropriate 2'-O-protection methods to use in conjunction with 5'-O-trityl chemistry. In contrast, this unit describes the use of FMOC as a 5'-protecting group in conjunction with a ketal-type 2'-O-protecting group, 4-methoxytetrahydropyran-4-yl (MTHP). The synthesis of all four 2'-O-MTHP-5'-O-FMOC-protected ribonucleosides and 5'-O-FMOC-2'-deoxythymidine is described, as is the preparation of the N-protected, 2'-O-MTHP-protected starting nucleosides.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009705 Nucleosides Purine or pyrimidine bases attached to a ribose or deoxyribose. (From King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed) Nucleoside,Nucleoside Analog,Nucleoside Analogs,Analog, Nucleoside,Analogs, Nucleoside
D011714 Pyrans Pyran
D003562 Cytidine A pyrimidine nucleoside that is composed of the base CYTOSINE linked to the five-carbon sugar D-RIBOSE. Cytosine Ribonucleoside,Cytosine Riboside,Ribonucleoside, Cytosine,Riboside, Cytosine
D005449 Fluorenes A family of diphenylenemethane derivatives.
D006151 Guanosine A purine nucleoside that has guanine linked by its N9 nitrogen to the C1 carbon of ribose. It is a component of ribonucleic acid and its nucleotides play important roles in metabolism. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
D000215 Acylation The addition of an organic acid radical into a molecule.
D000241 Adenosine A nucleoside that is composed of ADENINE and D-RIBOSE. Adenosine or adenosine derivatives play many important biological roles in addition to being components of DNA and RNA. Adenosine itself is a neurotransmitter. Adenocard,Adenoscan
D001671 Biochemistry The study of the composition, chemical structures, and chemical reactions of living things.
D012263 Ribonucleosides Nucleosides in which the purine or pyrimidine base is combined with ribose. (Dorland, 28th ed)
D014529 Uridine A ribonucleoside in which RIBOSE is linked to URACIL. Allo-Uridine,Allouridine,Allo Uridine

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