Alkylation reaction of phosphates via tributylstannyl salt was applied
to dinucleotide derivatives. Some alkyl groups were successfully intr
oduced into the internucleotidic phosphate by use of alkyl bromides in
the presence of tetraethylammonium bromide. In case of thymidylyl(3'-
5')thymidine, the phosphate moiety was alkylated selectively.