Abstract: Diastereomerically pure 5'-O-DMT-nucleoside 3'-0-(2-thio-1, 3, 2- 0xathiaphospholanes)(3) and their oxathiaphospholane ring-substituted analogues (20) were used for the synthesis of stereoregular oligo (nuc1eoside phosphorothioate) s (S- Oligos). The oxathiaphospholane ring-opening condensation requires the presence of strong organic base, preferably DBU. The yield of a single coupling step is ca. 95% and ...