(R)-1-phenoxy-2-propylamine (0.56 g, 3 mmol) was reacted with 9-(2,3,5-tri- O-acetyl-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-6-chloro-2-methyl-9H-Purine (0.43 g, 1 mmol) [prepared from 2-methylinosine (Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1967, 32, 3258-3260) by standard acylation and chlorination steps] in dioxan (20 ml) in the presence of triethylamine (0.41 g, 4 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at 50° C. for 70 h, and at 90° C. for 3 h. before being filtered and evaporated. The product (after purification by flash chromatography) was debenzoylated with methanolic ammonia to provide the title 2-methyl- N-[(R)-1-phenoxy-2-propyl]adenosine (after column chromatography) as a foam (0.21 g, 50%), 1H NMR (DMSO-d6)δ 1.30 (3H, d, --CH3), 2.43 (3H, s, --CH3), 3.53-3.60 (1H, m, H-5'a), 3.66-3.73 (1H, m, H-5'b), 3.94 (1H, dd, --C--H), 3.99 (1H, q, H-4'), 4.12-4.22 (2H, m, H-3' and --C--H), 4.54 (1H, dd, H-2'), 4.76 (1H, m, --CH3C H--), 5.20, 5.52 (2H, 2d, 2' and 3'-OH), 5.73 (1H, t, 5'-OH), 5.87 (1H, d, H-1'), 6.90-7.31 (5H, t, m, t, Ar--H), 7.74 (1H, br d, N--H), 8.28 (1H, s, H-8).
