Methyl iodide → 4-Chloro-7-[3,5-bis-o-(2,4-dichlorophenylmethyl)-2-c,2-o-dimethyl-beta-d-ribofuranosyl]-7h-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine

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To a pre-cooled (0° C.) solution of the compound from Example 2, Step D (618 mg, 1.0 mmol) in THF (8 mL) was added methyl iodide (709 mg, 5.0 mmol) and NaH (60% in mineral oil) (44 mg, 1.1 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature and then poured into a stirred mixture of saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (50 mL) and dichloromethane (50 mL). The organic layer was washed with water (50 mL), dried (MgSO4) and evaporated in vacuo. The resulting crude product was purified on silica gel using ethyl acetate/hexane as the eluent. Fractions containing the product were pooled and evaporated in vacuo to give the desired product (735 mg) as a colorless foam.

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