Abstract: | The isomorphous structures of the title molecules, 4‐amino‐1‐(2‐deoxy‐β‐d ‐erythro‐pentofuranosyl)‐3‐iodo‐1H‐pyrazolo‐3,4‐d]pyrimidine, (I), C10H12IN5O3, and 4‐amino‐3‐bromo‐1‐(2‐deoxy‐β‐d ‐erythro‐pentofuranosyl)‐1H‐pyrazolo3,4‐d]pyrimidine, (II), C10H12BrN5O3, have been determined. The sugar puckering of both compounds is C1′‐endo (1′E). The N‐glycosidic bond torsion angle χ1 is in the high‐anti range ?73.2 (4)° for (I) and ?74.1 (4)° for (II)] and the crystal structure is stabilized by hydrogen bonds. |