Acetic Acid → 1-(4-Dimethylphosphonomethoxytetrahydro-2-furyl)thymine

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To a solution of 1-(5-methoxytetrahydro-2-furyl)thymine (5.2 g, 23 mmol) and dimethylphosphonomethanol (6.5 g, 44 mmol) in toluene was added acetic acid (5 mL) and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (500 mg, 2.6 mmol). The solution was heated at 100° C. for 2 hr and the resulting insoluble solid was removed by suction filtration. After removal of the solvent under reduced pressure, the residual oil was chromotographed on silica gel using CH2Cl2 /5% MeOH as eluent to give the title compound as a cis/trans mixture (6:4): yield 5.0 g (60%).

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