Reduction bromide nucleoside

Some examples in the area of nucleoside chemistry are the reductions of bromide 10, chloride 11, and selenide 12 in 94, 92, and 87% yields, respectively, at 80 °C using AIBN as the radical initiator.Multiple dehalogenations are possible in a one-pot procedure by using the corresponding equivalents of (TMSlsSiH. ... 

Cyclization of the A, A -diphenylformazans 755 with N-bromosuccini-mide (NBS) gave the tetrazolium C-nucleoside bromide 781, a reaction that can be reversed by reduction with L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (78MI9) (Scheme 215). 

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