Generation of 4'-Carbon Radicals via 1,5-Hydrogen Atom Transfer for the Synthesis of Bridged Nucleosides

Org Lett. 2022 Oct 21;24(41):7696-7700. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03285. Epub 2022 Oct 10.

Abstract

The rapid and facile generation of 4'-carbon radicals from oxime imidates of nucleosides via 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer induced by iminyl radicals was developed. The cyclization of 4'-carbon radicals with olefins, followed by the hydrolysis of imidate residues, provided various 2'-O,4'-C- and 3'-O,4'-C-bridged nucleosides. This operationally simple approach can be applied to the few-step syntheses of 6'S-methyl-2'-O,4'-C-ethylene-bridged 5-methyluridine (6'S-Me-ENA-T) and S-constrained ethyl-bridged 5-methyluridine (S-cEt-T).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkenes
  • Carbon
  • Ethylenes / chemistry
  • Hydrogen*
  • Imidoesters
  • Nucleosides*
  • Oximes

Substances

  • Nucleosides
  • Hydrogen
  • Carbon
  • Ethylenes
  • Alkenes
  • Oximes
  • Imidoesters