Mj. Robins et al., Synthesis of amide-linked [(3 ')CH2CO-NH(5 ')] nucleoside analogues of small oligonucleotides, NUCLEOS NUC, 19(1-2), 2000, pp. 69-86
We report syntheses of new amide-linked (di-penta)nucleoside analogues of a
ntisense oligonucleotide components. Solution-phase coupling of 3'-(carboxy
methyl)-3'-deoxy- and 5'-amino-5'-deoxynucleoside derivatives provides amid
e dimers. Activated [3'-(carboxymethyl)-3'-deoxy] units with a 5'-azido-5'-
deoxy function provide "masked" 5'-amino-5'-deoxy residues for chain extens
ion, and a 5'-O-DMT-protected unit provides the 5'-terminus far attachment
to a phosphodiester linkage.