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2-(Azidomethyl) benzoyl as a new protecting group in nucleosides

T Wada, A Ohkubo, A Mochizuki, M Sekine

Index: Wada, Takeshi; Ohkubo, Akihiro; Mochizuki, Akira; Sekine, Mitsuo Tetrahedron Letters, 2001 , vol. 42, # 6 p. 1069 - 1072

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Abstract

A new protecting group, 2-(azidomethyl) benzoyl (AZMB), which can be easily removed by treatment with MePPh2 in dioxane–H2O or reduction with HCOONH4–Pd/C in dioxane– MeOH, was developed for protection of the hydroxy and amino functions of deoxyribonucleosides.