Synthesis of EFdA via a diastereoselective aldol reaction of a protected 3-keto furanose

Kei Fukuyama, Hiroshi Ohrui, Shigefumi Kuwahara

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    Abstract

    An efficient enantioselective total synthesis of EFdA, a remarkably potent anti-HIV nucleoside analogue with various favorable pharmacological profiles, has been achieved in 37% overall yield from diacetone-d-glucose by a 14-step sequence that features a highly diastereoselective installation of the tetrasubstituted stereogenic center at the C4′ position, direct oxidative cleavage of an acetonide-protected diol derivative to an aldehyde, and one-pot 2′-deoxygenation of a ribonucleoside intermediate.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)828-831
    Number of pages4
    JournalOrganic letters
    Volume17
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015 Feb 20

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry

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