title: Stereoselective Synthesis of 2'-Amino-2',3'-dideoxynucleosides by Nitrone 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition: A New Efficient Entry Toward d4T and Its 2-Methyl Analogue.
abstract: An efficient access to 2'-(dimethylamino)-2',3'-dideoxynucleosides is reported. The synthetic strategy relies on the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of C-alkoxycarbonyl nitrones to allyl acetate, followed by reductive ring opening to substituted lactones, DIBALH reduction to the corresponding 3-(dimethylamino)tetrahydro-2-furanols, and coupling with silylated thymine. The removal of the dimethylamino group by Cope elimination affords a new formal synthesis of d4T and analogous unsaturated 2',3'-dideoxynucleosides.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Viale A. Doria 6, Università di Catania, Italy, and Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, Viale SS. Annunziata, Università di Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Chiacchio
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rescifina
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iannazzo
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romeo