Various unsaturated 4-(5-substituted-uracil-1-yl)glycopyranosides were synthesized in good yields by a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of ethyl 6-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-2,3,4-trideoxy-4-[5-iodo-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl]-α-d-erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside with a range of acetylenic derivatives.
palladium - unsaturated carbohydrates - cross-coupling - nucleoside