Stereocontrolled enolate addition on thymidine C-5' aldehydes provides
functionalized nucleosides. After appropriate protections of the hydr
oxyl functions, and reduction of the carbonyI function these ''armed''
nucleosides can be tosylated to permit subsequent modification on the
oligonucleotide in wich they could be incorporated. Copyright (C) 199
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