Triethylamine → 4-(1-Hexyn-1-yl)-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-beta-D-ribofuranosyl)-pyrimidin-2-one

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A suspension of bis-triphenylphosphine palladium (II) dichloride (0.35 g, 0.5 mmol) and copper (I) iodide (95 mg, 0.5 mmol) in THF (45 mL, distilled from Na-benzophenone ketyl) is sparged with dry argon gas for 10 min. To this suspension is added 1-hexyne (2.46 g, 30 mmol) followed by triethylamine (5 mL). The suspension is stirred at room temperature under argon for 15 min. A similarly sparged solution of the 2-chloro-1-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-b-D-ribofuranosyl)pyrimidin-4-one (13, 5.75 g, 10 mmol) in THF (15 mL) is added to the suspension of catalyst and the mixture stirred for 1 hr. The dark mixture is filtered through Celite and the filtrate evaporated in vacuo to afford a dark syrup. This syrup was triturated with cold diethylether, filtered and then dissolved in dichloromethane.

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