Synthesis of nucleosides of 5-substituted-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamides

Nucleosides of 5-substituted-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamides were prepared by the acid-catalyzed fusion procedure and by glycosylation of the appropriate trimethylsilyl derivative. The following nucleosides were obtained in two steps starting from methyl 4-substituted-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylates: 5-chloro-1-β- D -ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide ( 6 ), 3-chloro-1-β- D -ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxamide ( 5 ), 3-nitro-1-β- D -ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxamide ( 12 ), 3-amino-1-β- D -ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxamide ( 13 ), 5-methyl-1-β- D -ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide ( 15 ), and 3-methyl-1-β- D -ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxamide ( 16 ). In addition, 5-amino-1-β- D -ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide ( 7 ), and 1-β- D -ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide-5-thiol ( 8 ) were prepared from 6 .