Abstract
R P and S P phosphorus diastereoisomers of the title compound (2) are prepared from the corresponding cyclic monophosphate. Solution conformation of the dioxaphosphor-inane ring and hydrolysis of R p-2 and S p-2 are studied and compared with those of the phosphorus diastereoisomers of the isomeric compound that contains the 5′-methyl group in the axial position.