Abstract: | Condensation of 6-earbethoxy-4-hydroxy-2-pyridone or a silyl derivative of 5-earbomethoxy-4-hydroxy-2-pyridone with 2′,3′,5′-tri-O-benzoyl-D-ribofuranosyl halide has provided the 3-deaza analogs of orotidine and uridine-5-carboxylic acid. The corresponding amides have also been prepared in view of their possible structural relationship to l-β-D-ribohiranosyl nicotinamide. Tri-O-benzoyl-3-deazauridine was treated with N-bromosuccinimide to give, after deblocking, 3-bromo-4-hydroxy-1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-2-pyridone. The anomeric configuration of these nuclcosides was confirmed by pmr spectroscopy. |