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Starting from D-(-)-ribose, a set of synthetic routes sharing common i
ntermediates has been developed and exemplified in [5'-H-2(2)]-, [4'-H
-2]-, [1'-H-2]-, (5'R)-[5'-H-2]-, and (5'S)-[5'-H-2]-N-4-benzoylcytidi
ne and, by deoxygenation, their corresponding 2'-deoxynucleosides. The
se syntheses provide convenient access to millimolar quantities of deu
terium/tritium-labeled natural or unnatural nucleosides for direct use
or automated oligonucleotide synthesis.