A Practical Method for Regioselective 5′-O-tert-Butyldimethylsilyl Deprotection of Persilylated Nucleosides by Methanolic Phosphomolybdic Acid

Abstract

In nucleoside/nucleotide chemistry, the regioselective cleavage of 5′-O-TBS groups of persilylated nucleosides is a desired approach for structural functionalization at the 5′-position. However, efficient and practical methods for this purpose are still limited. In our research, we found that homogeneous methanolic phosphomolybdic acid (PMA) efficiently catalyzes the regioselective deprotection of 5′-O-TBS groups of a diversity of persilylated nucleoside substrates and can be applied in practical synthesis at scales of up to 15 g. ³¹P NMR results indicated that an anion cluster forms and the Lewis acidity of homogeneous PMA is organic-solvent dependent. The efficacy and pronounced regioselectivity of methanolic PMA occurs as a result of a lowering of the Lewis acid strength upon solvation of the molybdophosphate anions.

Key words

deprotection - nucleosides - regioselectivity - desilylation - phosphomolybdic acid - butyldimethylsilyl group

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