An efficient alternative route to 3,6-disubstituted-furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin- 2-one analogues
in press
Nucleic Acid Related Compounds. 131. Paper 130: Janeba, Z.; Maklad, N.; Robins, M. J. An Efficient Alternative Route to 3,6-Disubstituted-furo[2,3-d] pyrimidin-2-one Analogues. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids, in press.
Nucleic acid related compounds. 31. Smooth and efficient palladium-copper catalyzed coupling of terminal alkynes with 5-iodouracil nucleosides
(a) Robins, M. J.; Barr, P. J. Nucleic Acid Related Compounds. 31. Smooth and Efficient Palladium-Copper Catalyzed Coupling of Terminal Alkynes With 5-Iodouracil Nucleosides. Tetrahedron Lett. 1981, 22, 421-424.
Nucleic acid related compounds. 39. Efficient conversion of 5-iodo to 5-alkynyl and derived 5-substituted uracil bases and nucleosides
(b) Robins, M. J.; Barr, P. J. Nucleic Acid Related Compounds. 39. Efficient Conversion of 5-Iodo to 5-Alkynyl and Derived 5-Substituted Uracil Bases and Nucleosides. J. Org. Chem. 1983, 48, 1854-1862.
Nucleic acid related compounds. 40. Synthesis and biological activities of 5-alkynyluracil nucleosides
(a) De Clercq, E.; Descamps, J.; Balzarini, J.; Giziewicz, J.; Barr, P. J.; Robins, M. J. Nucleic Acid Related Compounds. 40. Synthesis and Biological Activities of 5-Alkynyluracil Nucleosides. J. Med. Chem. 1983, 26, 661-666.
Potent and selective inhibition of Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) by nucleoside analogues with an unusual bicyclic base
(a) McGuigan, C.; Yarnold, C. J.; Jones, G.; Velázquez, S.; Barucki, H.; Branacle, A.; Andrei, G.; Snoeck, R.; De Clercq, E.; Balzarini, J. Potent and Selective Inhibition of Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) by Nucleoside Analogues With an Unusual Bicyclic Base. J. Med. Chem. 1999, 42, 4479-4484.
Highly Potent and Selective Inhibition of Varicella-Zoster Virus by Bicyclic Furopyrimidine Nucleosides Bearing an Aryl Side Chain
(b) McGuigan, C.; Barucki, H.; Blewett, S.; Carangio, A.; Erichsen, J. T.; Andrei, G.; Snoeck, R.; De Clercq, E.; Balzarini, J. Highly Potent and Selective Inhibition of Varicella-Zoster Virus by Bicyclic Furopyrimidine Nucleosides Bearing an Aryl Side Chain. J. Med. Chem. 2000, 43, 4993-4997.
5-Endo-dig electrophilic cyclization of α-alkynyl carbonyl compounds: Synthesis of novel bicyclic 5-iodo- and 5-bromofuropyrimidine nucleosides
Rao, M. S.; Eshoo, N.: Sergeant, C.; Dembinski, R. 5-Endo-Dig Electrophilic Cyclization of α-Alkynyl Carbonyl Compounds: Synthesis of Novel Bicyclic 5-Iodo- and 5-Bromofuropyrimidine Nucleosides. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 6788-6790.
Fluorescent bicyclic furo pyrimidine deoxynucleoside analogs as potent and selective inhibitors of VZV and potential future drugs for the treatment of chickenpox and shingles
For reviews see: (a) McGuigan, C.; Brancale, A.; Barucki, H.; Srinivasan, S.; Jones, G.; Pathirana, R.; Blewett, S.; Alvarez, R.; Yarnold, C. J.; Carangio, A.; Velázquez, S.; Andrei, G.; Snoeck, R.; De Clercq, E.; Balzarini, J. Fluorescent Bicyclic Furo Pyrimidine Deoxynucleoside Analogs as Potent and Selective Inhibitors of VZV and Potential Future Drugs for the Treatment of Chickenpox and Shingles. Drugs Future 2000, 25, 1151-1161.
Highly potent and selective inhibition of varicella-zoster virus replication by bicyclic furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine nucleoside analogues
(c) De Clercq, E. Highly Potent and Selective Inhibition of Varicella-Zoster Virus Replication by Bicyclic Furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine Nucleoside Analogues. Med. Res. Rev. 2003, 23, 253-274.
New class of chrial diphosphine ligands for highly efficient transition metal-catalyzed stereoselective reactions: The bis(diphenylphosphino) five-membered biheteroaryls
Benincori, T.; Brenna, E.; Sannicolo, F.; Trimarco, L.; Antognazza, P.; Cesarotti, D.; Demartin, F.; Pilati, T. New Class of Chrial Diphosphine Ligands for Highly Efficient Transition Metal-Catalyzed Stereoselective Reactions: The Bis(diphenylphosphino) Five-Membered Biheteroaryls. J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 6244-6251.
Discovery of a new family of inhibitors of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) based upon lipophilic alkyl furano pyrimidine dideoxy nucleosides: Action via novel non-nucleosidic mechanism
McGuigan, C.; Pathirana, R. N.; Snoeck, R,; Andrei, G.; De Clercq, E.; Balzarini, J. Discovery of a New Family of Inhibitors of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Based upon Lipophilic Alkyl Furano Pyrimidine Dideoxy Nucleosides: Action via Novel Non-Nucleosidic Mechanism. J. Med. Chem. 2004, 47, 1847-1851.
Synthesis of 5,6-bis(alkyn-1-yl)pyrimidines and related nucleosides
Kumarasinghe, E. S.; Peterson, M. A.; Robins, M. J. Synthesis of 5,6-Bis(alkyn-1-yl)pyrimidines and Related Nucleosides. Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 47, 8741-8745.
Nucleic acid related compounds. 65. New syntheses of 1-(β-D- arabinofuranosyl)-5(E)-(2-iodovinyl)uracil (IV AraU) from vinylsilane precursors. Radioiodine uptake as a marker for thymidine kinase positive herpes viral infections
Robins, M. J.; Manfredini, S.; Wood, S. G.; Wanklin, R. J.; Rennie, B. A.; Sacks, S. L. Nucleic Acid Related Compounds. 65. New Syntheses of 1-(β-D-Arabinofuranosyl)-5(E)-(2-iodovinyl)uracil (IV AraU) from Vinylsilane Precursors. Radioiodine Uptake as a Marker for Thymidine Kinase Positive Herpes Viral Infections. J. Med. Chem. 1991, 34, 2275-2280.
Solvent, not palladium oxidation state, is the primary determinant for successful coupling of terminal alkynes with iodo-nucleosides
Robins, M. J.; Vinayak, R. S.; Wood, S. G. Solvent, Not Palladium Oxidation State, Is the Primary Determinant for Successful Coupling of Terminal Alkynes with Iodo-Nucleosides. Tetrahedron Lett. 1990, 31, 3731-3734.