Nucleic Acids Research, 1987, Vol. 15, No. 4 1807-1818
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A model study directed towards the preparation of nucleopeptides via H-phosphonate intermediates
Gorlaeus Laboratories PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
Received December 3, 1986. Revised January 23, 1987. Accepted January 23, 1987.
The monofunctional phosphitylating reagents bis-(N,N-diethylamino)chloro-phoaphine and salicylchlorophosphine have been applied for the preparation of H-phosphonates of the amino acids serine, threonine and tyrosine. Experimental evidence showed that the latter reagent was less effective for the synthesis of a tyrosine H-phoshonate. The amino acids (peptide) H-phosphonates of serine or threonine proved to be suitable starting compounds for the formation of a phosphate diester bond with the 5'-OH of a d-nucleoside derivative using pivaloyl chloride as the activating reagent.