Harri Salo

C-Glycoside phosphoramidite building block for versatile functionalization of oligodeoxyribonucleotides

A chiral non-nucleosidic phosphoramidite building block containing a thioester function in its structure, 4, is synthesized in six steps starting from ‘2-deoxy-D-ribose’. It is used in the machine-assisted oligonucleotide synthesis in a conventional manner. Upon completion of the oligonucleotide chain assembly the thioester bond is cleaved with various nucleophiles (hydroxide ion, propane-1,3-diamine, cystamine, histamine), resulting in oligonucleotide conjugates with a tether group in the middle of the oligonucleotide chain.

Ethyl[2-Deoxy-5-O-(4,4′-dimethoxytrityl)-α- and β-D-erythro-Pentofuranosyl] Acetates as Versatile Intermediates in Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Abstract The title compounds (1a,b) were synthesized in three steps from 2-deoxy-D-ribose, and used in the preparation of oligonucleotide conjugates, branched oligonucleotides as well as homo-N-nucleosides.