Dideoxycytidine → Diisopropylaminomethylene 2',3'-dideoxycytidine

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In a typical example of such procedure, previously dried 2', 3'-dideoxycytidine (153 mg, 0.724 mmoles) which was previously prepared by the literature procedures described above is treated with diisopropylformamide dimethylacetal (1.27 g, 7.24 mmoles) in anhydrous DMF (2 mL) under an argon atmosphere. The product is stirred overnight and thereafter solvent and excess reagent are removed by rotary evaporation. The syrupy residue remaining is crystallized from ethanolether to give pale lemon-colored crystals (185 mg, 79%) of diisopropylaminomethylene 2', 3'-dideoxycytidine.

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