Nucleic Acids Research, 1983, Vol. 11, No. 5 1325-1335
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Studies on transfer ribonucleic acids and related compounds. XLV. Block condensation of ribooligonucleotides containing 2' -O-tetrahydrofuranyl-5' -O-dimethoxytritylnucleosides
Osaka University, 16, Yamadaoka Suita, Osaka 565, Japan
Received January 4, 1983. Accepted February 2, 1983.
2'-O-Tetrahydrofurany1-5'-O-dimethoxytrityl-N-protected nucleosides were phosphorylated to give the 3'-(o-chlorophenyl) phosphates which were then condensed with 3',5'-unprotected nucleosides to elongate the chain in the 3'-direction. The 5'-dimethoxytrityl group of these oligonucleotides was selectively deblocked by treatment with zinc bromide. The rate of removal of the dimethoxytrityl group differed in each nucleotide. A dodecamer containing a termination codon UAG, U(AGU)3,AG, was synthesized by elongating the chain in the 5'-direction using the selective dedimethoxytritylation followed by condensation of protected oligonucleotide blocks.