Tetrahedron

Carbocyclic 4′-epi-formycin

J Zhou, M Yang, A Akdag, H Wang, SW Schneller

Index: Zhou, Jian; Yang, Minmin; Akdag, Akin; Wang, Haisheng; Schneller, Stewart W. Tetrahedron, 2008 , vol. 64, # 2 p. 433 - 438

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Abstract

Formycin is a naturally occurring biologically responsive C-nucleoside. In pursuing the design and syntheses of novel C-nucleosides, convenient access to carbocyclic C- nucleosides based on the formycin framework was a goal. One such target was carbocyclic 4′-epi-formycin (4). This compound is reported via a procedure based on an asymmetric aldol/ring closure metathesis strategy. To provide a preliminary glimpse into the biological ...