Gx. He et N. Bischofberger, SELECTIVE 5'-O-ACETYLATION OF 2'-DEOXYNUCLEOSIDES AND NUCLEOSIDES BY A MODIFIED MITSUNOBU PROCEDURE, Nucleosides & nucleotides, 16(3), 1997, pp. 257-263
5'-Hydroxyl groups of deoxynucleosides and nucleosides except for guan
osine can be acetylated in high yields and selectivities through a mod
ified Mitsunobu procedure by adding diethyl azodicarboxylate to a susp
ension of the deoxynucleoside or nucleoside in dioxane containing trip
henylphosphine and excess acetic acid at 60 degrees C.