title: A nucleotide dimer synthesis without protecting groups using montmorillonite as catalyst.
abstract: A synthesis has been developed providing nucleotide dimers comprising natural or unnatural nucleoside residues. A ribonucleoside 5'-phosphorimidazolide is added to a nucleoside adsorbed on montmorillonite at neutral pH with the absence of protecting groups. Approximately 30% of the imidazolide is converted into each 2'-5' dimer and 3'-5' dimer with the rest hydrolyzed to the 5'-monophosphate. Experiments with many combinations have suggested the limits to which this method may be applied, including heterochiral and chimeric syntheses. This greener chemistry has enabled the synthesis of dimers from activated nucleotides themselves, activated nucleotides with nucleosides, and activated nucleotides with nucleotide 5'-monophosphates.    [Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids to view the free supplemental files.].
authors: Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology and The New York Center for Astrobiology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA.
authors: Prakash C
authors: PC
authors: Joshi
authors: Michael F
authors: MF
authors: Aldersley
authors: Dmitri V
authors: DV
authors: Zagorevskii
authors: James P
authors: JP
authors: Ferris
mesh_terms: D001546:Bentonite / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / Q000379:methods; D019281:Dimerization; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology / Q000379:methods*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D009705:Nucleosides; D009711:Nucleotides; D001546:Bentonite