Gy. Wang et De. Bergstrom, SYNTHESIS OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES CONTAINING 2-(IMIDAZOL-4-YLACETAMIDO)ETHYL]-2'-DEOXYGUANOSINE, Tetrahedron letters, 34(42), 1993, pp. 6725-6728
Synthesis of 2'-deoxyguanosine tethered through N-2 to an imidazole is
described. The modified 2'-deoxyguanosine was converted to two differ
ent phosphoramidites, one with and the other without a 6-O-protecting
group. The phosphoramidites were incorporated into oligonucleotide alo
ne or together with a 2'-deoxyuridine tethered to a bipyridine. Protec
tion and deprotection of the imidazole are also briefly described.