M. Charron et al., SYNTHESIS OF 1-(8-PHOSPHONOMETHOXY-3,6-DIOXAOCTYL)PYRIMIDINES AND PURINES, A NOVEL SERIES OF ACYCLONUCLEOTIDE ANALOGS, Heteroatom chemistry, 5(5-6), 1994, pp. 491-496
A convenient synthesis of 1-(8-phosphonomethoxy-3,4-dioxaoctyl) uracil
, cytosine, adenine, and guanine nucleotide analogues 26, 28, 30, and
32 by Mitsunobu coupling of the nucleobases with suitably functionaliz
ed alcohol derivative 24 is described. The antiviral activity of this
series of compounds against herpes simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2 a
nd human cytomegalovirus is reported.