Synthesis, Table of Contents PAPER© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkEfficient and β-Stereoselective Synthesis of Pyrazole C-NucleosidesShinya Harusawa, Chiharu Matsuda, Lisa Araki, Takushi Kurihara*Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4-20-1 Nasahara, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-1094, JapanFax: +81(726)901086; e-Mail: kurihara@gly.oups.ac.jp; Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article(opens in new window) All articles of this category(opens in new window) Abstract 3(5)-(β-d-Ribofuranosyl)pyrazole 1 and 3(5)-(2-deoxy-β-d-ribofuranosyl)pyrazole (2) were stereoselectively synthesized by cyclization of 1,2-diazafulvene intermediates obtained from 2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-d-ribose (5) and 3,5-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-d-ribose (10), respectively. Key words pyrazole - C-nucleoside - β-anomer - stereoselective synthesis - diazafulvene Full Text References References <A NAME="RF14805SS-1A">1a</A> Shaban MAE. Nasr AZ. In Adv. Heterocycl. Chem. Vol. 68: Katritzky AR. 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