Acetic Anhydride → 1-(3-O-acetyl-2,5-dideoxy-5-iodo-beta-D-threopentofuranosyl)thymine

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To a stirred solution of 1-(2,5-dideoxy-5-iodo-β-D-threo-pentofuranosyl)thymine (for preparation see ref. J. Org. Chem. 1964, 29, 2076) (5.1 g, 14.5 mmol) in anhydrous pyridine (50 mL) at 0° C. under argon was added acetic anhydride (7.0 ml, 75.4 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 17 h. The reaction mixture was cooled with ice bath and quenched by slow addition of water (15 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min and concentrated to dryness, and co-evaporated with anhydrous toluene three times. The residue was re-dissolved in dichloromethane and chromatographed on silica gel with 1-3% methanol in ethyl acetate gave 4.4 g of 1-(3-O-acetyl-2,5-dideoxy-5-iodo-β-D-threo-pentofuranosyl)thymine (49).

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