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Various preparative routes to 1-(dihydroxyalk-1-enyl)thymines, which are ac
yclic, achiral nucleoside analogues, have been examined, and a successful s
ynthesis of 1-[3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)prop-1-enyl]thymine (1, B = T) ha
s been devised.