文摘
An easy, efficient, and scalable chemoenzymatic strategy forthe synthesis of 3'-O-dimethoxytrityl-2'-deoxynucleosides hasbeen developed. A key feature of this approach is the regioselective synthesis of 5'-O-levulinyl-2'-deoxynucleosides throughenzymatic acylation in the presence of Candida antarctica lipaseB. In addition, it was observed that the deblocking of levulinylgroup from the 5'-position is perfectly compatible with conventional base protecting groups. To demonstrate the scalabilityof this method, 3'-O-dimethoxytritylthymidine (4a) was synthesized on 25-g scale. These monomers (4a-d) are usefulbuilding blocks for the synthesis of oligonucleotides.