A New and Convenient Approach for the Synthesis of Ribo- and 2′-Deoxyribo-β-L-Furanonucleosides Starting From β-L-Xylofuranonucleosides

Abstract

Ribo- and 2′-deoxyribo-β-L-furanosyladenine have been synthesized. Although these compounds have been already reported in the literature, it seemed to us that a more convenient approach for their synthesis deserved to be developed. Intramolecular substitution as well as Mitsunobu reaction were used to invert the configuration of carbon 3′ of starting β-L-xylofuranosyl intermediates.