Ia. Mikhailopulo et al., EPIMERIZATION AT C2 OF METHYL O-BENZYL-2-DEOXY-2-FLUORO-ALPHA-D-PENTOFURANOSIDES UPON OXIDATION, Nucleosides & nucleotides, 14(3-5), 1995, pp. 381-382
Oxidation of 1 with DMSO-acetic anhydride resulted in the formation of
a mixture of epimeric ketones 2 and 3 in the ratio of approximate to
3:1 in high combined yield. Acetolysis of methyl glycoside 5 afforded
i-O-benzoyl-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-beta-D-ribofuranoside (6)(83%). The latte
r was reacted with silylated N-6-benzoyladenine to give alpha- and bet
a-ribosides (1:3.7; 61%, combined).