Reactions of 5-aminouracil (4), 5-aminouridine (19a), and 2'-deoxy-5-aminouridine (19b) with methoxycarbonyl isothiocyanate afforded 5-[1-[3-(methoxycarbonyl) thioureido]] uracil (5), 5-[1-[3-(methoxycarbony1) thioureidolluridine (20a), and 5-[l-[3-(methoxycarbonyl) thioureido]]-2'-deoxyuridine (20b) in near quantitative yields. Treatment of compound 5 or 20a with 1 equiv of methyl iodide furnished 5-[1-[3-(methoxycarbonyl)-S- ...