Abstract
Poly (3'-O-carboxymethyl-2'-deoxyctidine) (VII) has been synthesised by the polymerisation of 3'-O-carboxymethyl-4-N-phenoxyacety-2'-deoxycytidine (V) and removal of the phenoxyacetyl groups under acidic conditions. V was obtained by the action of 2,4-dinitrophenyl phenylacetate on 3'-O-carboxymethyl-5'-O-triphenylmethyl-2'-deoxycytidine (III) followed by removal of the triphenylmethyl group under carefully controlled acidic conditions. The polymer, VII gave a hypochromic effect of about 20% at 250nm when mixed with poly (1) in 0.2Macetate, pH 5.0. It appeared, therefore, that a complex was formed. Upon heating a solution of this complex there was an initial decrease in optical density followed by a much larger increase to give a Tm of about 60 degrees. Attempts to form the 3'-O-carboxymethyl derivative of 4-N-phenoxyacetyl-5'-O-'triphenylmethyl-2'-deoxycytidine to give a shorter synthetic route to VII were not successful. 3'-O-Carboxymethyl-2'-deoxycytidine was obtained by removal of thetriphenylmethyl group from III. Attempts to polymerise this compound in concentrated aqueous solution with a water-soluble carbodiimide were not successful.
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