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. 1979;6(6):2237–2259. doi: 10.1093/nar/6.6.2237

Neighbouring group participation in the unblocking of phosphotriesters of nucleic acids.

J F de Rooij, G Wille-Hazeleger, P M Burgers, J H van Boom
PMCID: PMC327848  PMID: 461188

Abstract

Two examples of neighbouring group participation during the removal of protecting groups from phosphotriesters of partially or fully protected intermediates of nucleic acids are presented. The first example shows that ammonolysis of aryl groups from phosphotriesters of partially protected - 5'- hydroxy free - nucleic acids (e.g., 4b approximately to; Ar=2C1C 6H4) gives rise to the formation of unnatural nucleic acids (e.g., 7 approximately to and 8 approximately to). The second one illustrates that fluoride ion promoted hydrolysis of 2,2,2-trichloroethyl groups from phosphotriesters of fully protected nucleic acids (e.g., 18a approximately to), having t-butyldimethylsilyl groups at the 2'-positions, leads to the formation of a considerable amount of side-products (e.g., 20 approximately to and 21 approximately to).

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