Sequence-specific oligonucleotides are provided having substantially pure chiral Sp phosphorothioate, chiral Rp phosphorothioate, chiral Sp alkylphosphonate, chiral Rp alkylphosphonate, chiral Sp phosphoamidate, chiral Rp phosphoamidate, chiral Sp phosphotriester, and chiral Rp phosphotriester linkages. The novel oligonucleotides are prepared via a stereospecific SN.sub.2 nucleophilic attack of a phosphodiester, phosphorothioate, phosphoramidate, phosphotriester or alkylphosphonate anion on the 3' position of a xylonucleotide. The reaction proceeds via inversion at the 3' position of the xylo reactant species, resulting in the incorporation of phosphodiester, phosphorothioate, phosphoramidate, phosphotriester or alkylphosphonate linked ribofuranosyl sugar moieties into the oligonucleotide.
提供具有高度纯度的手性Sp
磷酸硫酯、手性Rp
磷酸硫酯、手性Sp烷基
膦酸酯、手性Rp烷基
膦酸酯、手性Sp
磷酰胺酸酯、手性Rp
磷酰胺酸酯、手性Sp
磷酸三酯和手性Rp
磷酸三酯链的序列特异性寡核苷酸。这些新型寡核苷酸是通过对
木糖核苷酸的3'位点进行立体特异性的SN.sub.2亲核攻击来制备的,反应通过在
木糖反应物种的3'位点发生反转,将
磷酸二酯、
磷酸硫酯、
磷酰胺酸酯、
磷酸三酯或烷基
膦酸酯连接的
核糖核苷糖基团并入寡核苷酸中。