Novel cyclopropane nucleosides, cis-2',cis-3'-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclopropyl
thymine 4a and adenine 4b were synthesized. The stereoselective rin:: cont
raction of cyclobutyl bromohydrin 8 afforded cyclopropyl aldehyde 9 with a
cis,cis configuration. After oxidation, conversion to amide and Hofmann's r
earrangement, methyl carbamate 12 was obtained. Its basic hydrolysis yielde
d amine 13, then the target molecules were obtained by construction of base
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