Novel nucleosides via intramolecular functionalization of 2,2′-anhydrouridine derivatives

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1995-1998

  McGee, Danny P C ^a   Sebesta, David P ^a   O'Rourke, Sarah S ^a   Martinez, Rogelio L ^a   Jung, Michael E ^b   Pieken, Wolfgang A ^a  

^a GILEAD SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOSIDE DERIVATIVE; URIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0029892303     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(96)00227-4     Document Type: Article

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