The synthesis of phosphonate 1,2-disubstituted carbocyclic nucleosides
with a cyclopentane ring is described following two different strategies:
inclusion of the phosphonomethyl group before or after coupling
of the carbocyclic moiety with the heterocyclic base. The diethyl [(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)oxy]methanephosphonate
is the key phosphonylating agent for both the strategies.
nucleosides - phosphonates - carbocycles - Mitsunobu reaction