Methanethiol → 2'-Deoxy-2'-methylthio-5-methyluridine

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2.2'-Anhydro-5-methyluridine (17.02 g, 70.6 mmol), methanethiol (16.3 g, 339 mmol), 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (40.6 g, 353 mmol), and dimethylformamide (150 ml) were heated together at 60° C. After 12 hr, the products were cooled and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residual oil was purified by short silica gel (300 g) column chromatography. Concentration of appropriate fractions, which were eluted with CH2Cl2 -MeOH (93:7, v/v), furnished the title compound as a white foam (15.08 g, 74.1%). Crystallization from EtOH-CH2Cl2 furnished white needles.

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