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. 1999 Jul 1;27(13):2672–2681. doi: 10.1093/nar/27.13.2672

A new approach to the synthesis of branched and branched cyclic oligoribonucleotides.

C B Reese 1, Q Song 1
PMCID: PMC148476  PMID: 10373584

Abstract

The six-step synthesis of the di-triethylammonium salt of 5[prime]-O -trityl-6-N-pivaloyladenosine-2[prime]-(H -phosphonate)-3'-[(2-chlorophenyl) phosphate]9 from 3', 5'- O -(1,1,3,3-tetraisopropyldisiloxan-1,3-diyl)-6-N-pivaloyla denosine1in 68% overall yield is described. Compound9is converted into a branched pentaribonucleoside tetraphosphate 24 and a branched cyclic pentaribonucleotide ('lariat') 25 by solution phase triester chemistry involving both H-phosphonate and conventional phosphotriester coupling reactions. The monomeric building block 9 is proposed as a universal synthon for the preparation of branched and branched cyclic oligoribonucleotides derived from adenosine.

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