1,2,3-Tri-O-acetyl-N-ethyl-beta -D-ribofuranuronamide was synthesized in th
ree steps starting from 1-O-methyl-(2,3-O-isopropylidene)-beta -D-ribofuran
uronic acid. Both the triacetyl and the 1-O-methyl-2,3-di-O-acetyl derivati
ves were coupled to the 2,6-dichloropurine to obtain the acetylated 1-(2,6-
dichloro-9H-purin-9-yl)- 1-deoxy-N-ethyl-beta -D-erythro-pentofuranuronamid
e. H-1 NMR and n.O.e. data accounted for both anomeric and N-7/N-9 isomeric
configuration.