New approach to the synthesis of nucleoside phosphorothioates
Abstract
Phosphorylation of 5′-monomethoxytritylthymidine (II) with aryl-N-phenylphosphoramidochloridate gave the diastereoisomers (IV) and (V), which are enantiomeric at the Patom; removal of the P-anilido group of (IV) and (V) by treatment with NaH, followed by CS2 gave the corresponding 5′-monomethoxytritylthymidine-3′-O-arylphosphorothioates, (VI) and (VII), in good yield which were converted into their 5-methyl esters.