Two examples of-anionic stannyl migration practically useful for nucleoside
synthesis are presented. One involves the migration from the 8- to 2-posit
ion of 6-chloropurine derivatives, which provided a new entry to 2-substitu
ted purine nucleosides. The other is that from the 6- to 2'-position of 1',
2'-unsaturated uridine. The latter enabled the preparation of a hitheroto u
nknown class of nucleoside analogues, 2'-substituted 1',2'-unsaturated urid
ines.