A new DNA building block, 4′-selenothymidine: Synthesis and modification to 4′-seleno-AZT as a potential anti-HIV agent

Varughese Alexander; Won Jun Choi; Jeongha Chun; Hea Ok Kim; Ji Hye Jeon; Dilip K. Tosh; Hyuk Woo Lee; Girish Chandra; Jungwon Choi; Lak Shin Jeong

doi:10.1021/ol1005906

A new DNA building block, 4′-selenothymidine: Synthesis and modification to 4′-seleno-AZT as a potential anti-HIV agent

Varughese Alexander
, Won Jun Choi
, Jeongha Chun
, Hea Ok Kim
, Ji Hye Jeon
, Dilip K. Tosh
, Hyuk Woo Lee
, Girish Chandra
, Jungwon Choi
, Lak Shin Jeong

Department of Pharmacy

Ewha Womans University
Suwon University

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The first synthesis of 4′-selenothymidine (1), a novel DNA building block, and 4′-seleno-AZT (2) was accomplished from 2-deoxy-d-ribose via stereoselective formation of 2-deoxy-4-seleno-d-furanose 17 and a Pummerer-type base condensation as key steps. 4′-Selenothymidine (1) was discovered to adopt the same 2′-endo/3′-exo conformation as thymidine, which is unusual in that 4′-selenouridine has the opposite conformation to that of uridine.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2242-2245
Number of pages	4
Journal	Organic Letters
Volume	12
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ol1005906
State	Published - 21 May 2010

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