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2-Iodo-6-methoxypurine 2'-deoxy-2'-fluororiboside 8 was prepared from
2-iodo-6-methoxypurine riboside 1 in 8 steps. Reaction of 8 with ammon
ia in methanol gave the 2-iodoadenosine derivative 9 in 69% yield. Tre
atment of 9 with various nucleophiles gave 2-substituted analogues of
2'-deoxy-2'-fluoroadenosine 10-12. 2'-Deoxy-2,2'-difluoroadenosine 14
was also prepared by the treatment of the quaternary salt 13 with fluo
ride ion, but similar reactions of 13 with chloride or bromide ion gav
e the corresponding piperidine congeners 15a,b.