On the basis of new methodology to design the phosphonate analogues of nucleotides,
the first series of acyclic nucleotides possessing a triple bond in the carbon skeleton
were prepared by coupling diethyl 4-chlorobuta-1,2-dienylphosphonate with the corresponding
purine or pyrimidine nucleic bases under base-catalyzed alkylation conditions.
Key words
allenes - alkylation - antiviral agents - DNA - heterocycles - hydrogenation - nucleotides
- phosphorus