Abstract
Herein we report the site-selective silylation of the ribonucelosides. The method enables a simple and efficient procedure for accessing suitably protected monomers for automated RNA synthesis. Switching to the opposite enantiomer of the catalyst allows for the selective silylation of the 3′-hydroxyl, which could be used in the synthesis of unnatural RNA or for the analoging of ribonucelosides. Lastly, the procedure was extended to ribavirin a potent antiviral therapeutic.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4710-4713 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| State | Published - 20 Sep 2013 |