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Oligodeoxyribonucleotides containing 4-N-acetyl-2'-deoxycytidines (ac(
4)dC) were synthesized by the H-phosphonate method. Thymidine 3'-O-(3,
3-dichloro)phthalate bound to a solid support was employed as the star
ting material for the solid-phase synthesis. The (3,3-dichloro)phthalo
yl (DCP) linker was found to be cleaved by treatment with 10% DBU in C
H3CN for 5 min without loss of the 4-N-acetyl group of 2'-deoxycytidin
e. The thermal stability of the duplexes containing ac(4)dC was invest
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