Synthesis 2006(8): 1313-1324  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-926411
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Divergent Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Carbocyclic α-, iso- and 3′-epi-Nucleosides and their Lipophilic Nucleotide Prodrugs

Olaf R. Ludeka, Tobias Krämera, Jan Balzarinib, Chris Meier*a
a Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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b Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Received 26 September 2005
Publication Date:
27 March 2006 (online)

Abstract

A new divergent approach towards carbocyclic α-, iso- and 3′-epi-nucleosides starting from enantiomerically pure (1S,2R)-2-benzyloxymethylcyclopent-3-enol (5) is described. In the key step, isomeric cyclopentanols were condensed with a N3-protected pyrimidine nucleobase using a modified Mitsunobu protocol. Moreover, the conversion into the cycloSal-pronucleotides and the effect of the orientation of the nucleobase on anti-HIV activity are reported.