N-2-Substituted 5-methylisocytidine derivatives were synthesized from
S-2-methyl-2-thiothymine either by direct substitution of the methylth
io group by an amino group and subsequent condensation with 1,2,3,5-te
tra-O-acetyl-beta-D-ribofuranose to give the acetylated nucleoside or
by the opposite sequence first preparing an acetylated S,S-2-dimethyl-
2-thiouridine followed by treatment with the appropriate amine.