Acyclo-C-nucleosides

Acyclo-C-nucleoside analogs possessing oxazole rings were obtained from the rearrangement of lactoxime o-vinyl ethers or sugar lactoxime o-vinyl ethers [92JCS(P1)2127]. In some cases, epimerization took place at the C-2 position. 

Reaction of dehydro-L-ascorbic acid with guanidine derivatives gave the 2-aminoimidazole acyclo-C-nucleoside analog 1213, as shown in Scheme 241 (92T6385). 

A number of 3-(alditol-l-yl)-5-methyl-7-oxo-l,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrim-idines l,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidines acyclo C-nucleosides (30) were synthesized (95PHA784) by oxidative cyclization of the corresponding aldehydo-sugar pyrimidin-2-ylhydrazones 27 with bromine in water. The alternative structure 29 was eliminated based on finding that acetylation of 30 afforded the same acetylated acyclo C-nucleosides 31 as those obtained by oxidative cyclization of the (A3-acetyl-poly-0-acetyl)hydrazones 28. Compounds 31 were also obtained by one-pot oxidative cyclization and acetylation of 27. In contrast to the oxidation and concurrent bromination of 19 to 25, it was possible to avoid nuclear bromination of 27 and 28 by performing the reaction in the absence of light (Scheme 13). 

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