7‐Deaza‐2′‐deoxyinosine: a nucleoside showing ambiguous base‐pairing properties against the four canonical DNA constituents

The title compound systematic name: 7‐(2‐deoxy‐β‐d ‐erythro‐pentofuranosyl)‐3,7‐dihydro‐4H‐pyrrolo2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐4‐one], C₁₁H₁₃N₃O₄, represents an acid‐stable derivative of 2′‐deoxyinosine. It exhibits an anti glycosylic bond conformation, with a χ torsion angle of 113.30 (15)°. The furanose moiety adopts an S‐type sugar pucker ⁴T₃, with P = 221.8 (1)° and τ_m = 40.4 (1)°. The conformation at the exocyclic C4′—C5′ bond of the furanose ring is ap (trans), with γ = 167.14 (10)°. The extended structure forms a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bond network involving O—H...O, N—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds. The title compound forms an uncommon hydrogen bond between a CH group of the pyrrole system and the ring O atom of the sugar moiety of a neighbouring molecule.