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. 2012 Apr 11;40(14):e108. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks303

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1.

Synthesis of Cy3BdT phosphoramidite. Reagents and conditions: (i) Bromoethyl-1,3-dioxolane, KI, MeCN, reflux, 45 h, 29%; (ii) bromoethyl-1,3-dioxolane, KI, MeCN, reflux, 45 h, 56%; (iii) N,N′-diphenylformamidine, EtOH, triethylorthoformate, 97°C, 16 h, 65%; (iv) 2, pyridine, Ac2O, 50°C, 24 h, 79%; (v) CHCl3, 50% aqueous H2SO4, room temperature, 20 min, 96%; (vi) 5-ethynyl-dU, CuI, Pd(PPh3)4, Et3N, DMF, room temperature, 1.5 h, 42%; (vii) 2-cyanoethyl-N,N-diisopropyl-chlorophosphoramidite, DIPEA, DCM, room temperature, 45 min, 63%.