文摘
Purine and pyrimidine 4鈥?alkoxy-2鈥?deoxynucleosides were efficiently prepared from nucleoside 4鈥?5鈥?enol acetates in three steps by N-iodosuccinimide promoted alkoxylation, hydrolysis, and reduction followed by conversion to phosphoramidite monomers for the solid-phase synthesis of the oligonucleotides. Fully modified 4鈥?alkoxyoligodeoxynucleotides, which are characterized by a prevalent N-type (RNA-like) conformation, exhibited superior chemical and nuclease resistance as well as excellent hybridization properties with a strong tendency for RNA-selective hybridization, suggesting a potential application of 4鈥?alkoxy-oligodeoxynucleotides in antisense technologies.