The regioselective synthesis of 4??nitroindazole N 1??and N 2??(β??d??ribonucleosides)(8, 9, 1b and 2b) is described. The N 1??regioisomers are formed under thermodynamic control of the glycosylation reaction [fusion reaction or Silyl Hilbert??Johnson glycosylation for 48 h (66%)], while the kinetic control (Silyl Hilbert??Johnson glycosylation for 5 h) afforded only the N 2?? isomer (64%). The structures of the nucleosides 1b and 2b were assigned by single ...