Reaction of 1-[2,5-di-O-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)-beta-D-erythro-pentofuranos-3-ulosyl]thymine with HC = CMgBr gives a (25:1) mixture of 3'-C-ethynyl nucleosides of thymine having beta-D-xylo and beta-D-ribo configuration. Reaction of 1-(2'-deoxy-5'-O-trityl-beta-D-glycero-pentofuran -3-ulosyl)thymine with HC = CMgBr gives the corresponding 3'-C-ethynyl-beta-D-threo-thymidine. The absolute configurations of the newly formed chiral centers at C-3' have been demonstrated by chemical means.
Reaction of 1-[2,5-di-O-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)-beta-D-erythro-pentofuranos-3-ulosyl]thymine with HC = CMgBr gives a (25:1) mixture of 3'-C-ethynyl nucleosides of thymine having beta-D-xylo and beta-D-ribo configuration. Reaction of 1-(2'-deoxy-5'-O-trityl-beta-D-glycero-pentofuran -3-ulosyl)thymine with HC = CMgBr gives the corresponding 3'-C-ethynyl-beta-D-threo-thymidine. The absolute configurations of the newly formed chiral centers at C-3' have been demonstrated by chemical means.