Patent Application: US-44555999-A

Abstract:
antiviral compounds and the water - soluble salts thereof have formula , wherein n is from 1 to 8 ; r 1 is selected from the group consisting of , wherein m is zero , 1 , 2 or 3 ; and , wherein q is from 1 to 20 ; r 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of oxygen and sulfur ; r 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl ; and r 4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen , hydroxyl and ; r 5 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and ; r 6 is selected from the group consisting of , et , wherein x is from 1 to 20 ; provided that one of r 1 , r 4 and r 5 is wherein r 6 is defined as above ; or water soluble salt thereof .

Description:
according to the present invention , an aminoalkanoyl linkage serves as a biodegradable ester - bound spacer between a 2 ′- 5 ′- oligoadenylate molecule , or derivative thereof , and a ligand which promotes cellular uptake . the spacer is cleaved by intercellular esterases , thereby releasing the oligomer from the ligand . the 2 ′- 5a derivative conjugates of formula i may be prepared by attaching one of the following three cell uptake - promoting moieties to the 2 ′- or 5 ′- terminal nucleoside of a 2 ′, 5 ′- phosphodiester , 2 ′, 5 ′- phosphorothioate or a 2 ′, 5 ′- mixed phosphorothioate / phosphodiester oligonucleotide . the preparation of the 2 ′, 5 ′- phosphorothioates , including fully resolved enantiomers thereof , is disclosed in u . s . pat . no . 4 , 924 , 624 and is incorporated herein by reference . the substitution of sulfur for oxygen in the 2 ′, 5 ′- phosphodiester backbone referenced above , introduces chirality into the molecules and introduces a new chemistry of the backbone . the core 2 ′, 5 ′- phosphorothioates exhibit increased resistance to phosphodiesterase and phosphatases and new biological activities compared to authentic 2 - 5a cores . a mixture of phosphorothioate and phosphodiester linkages is possible in the same oligomer , providing molecules with a mixed phosphodiester / phosphorothioate backbone , as described in pct / us95 / 10683 , the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference . while the preparation and examples that follow are directed to conjugates of oligocordycepin derivatives , the conjugation described is equally applicable to the manufacture of oligomers comprising a chain of adenosine residues , or a mixed chain of cordycepin and adenosine residues as described in u . s . pat . no . 4 , 859 , 768 , the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference . the synthesis of cordycepin [ 21 ], its protected derivatives 4 and 5 [ 8 ], and the cordycepin - trimer derivative 27 [ 20 ] have already been described in the literature . for the protection of the spacer , 6 - aminohexanoic acid ( 1 ) was blocked at the amino function by reaction with n -{[( 9h - fluoren - 9 - yl ) methoxy ] carbonyl } oxysuccinimide ( 2 ) in a 9 % aqueous na 2 co 3 solution and dmf to give compound 3 in 78 % yield ( scheme 1 ). esterification of the cordycepin derivatives 4 and 5 with 3 worked well with the carbodiimide method applying n -[ 3 -( dimethylamino ) propyl ]- n - ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride ( edc ) and 4 -( dimethylamino ) pyridine ( dmap ) as condensing agents to form the monomeric educts 6 and 7 in 90 and 80 % yield , respectively . the 2 ′- o - conjugates 8 and 9 were prepared first by cleavage of the ( 9h - fluoren - 9 - yl ) methoxycarbonyl ( fmoc ) protecting group from 6 with 3 % piperidine in dry dmf , followed by acylation with myristic and cholic acid , respectively , in the presence of o -{[ cyano ( ethoxycarbonyl )- methyliden ]- amino }- 1 , 1 , 3 , 3 - tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate ( totu ) and n - methylmorpholine . detritiylation to 10 and 11 proceeded in good yields ( 88 and 87 %), and subsequent elimination of the [ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxy [ carbonyl ( npeoc ) group resulted in 86 % yield of the myristic - acid conjugate 12 and in 78 % yield of the cholic - acid conjugate 13 . the structural analogues conjugated at 5 ′- o - position were synthesized in a similar manner first by deblocking the amino function in compound 7 and then by totu - activated amidation with myristic and cholic acid , respectively , to give 14 in 70 % and 15 in 76 % yield . deprotection with 1 , 8 - diazabicylo [ 5 . 4 . 0 ] undec - 7 - ene ( dbu ) gave 16 in 86 % and 17 in 67 % yield , respectively . starting material for the trimeric 2 ′- o - conjugates was compound 18 , which was prepared by acid treatment of 6 . stepwise condensation with 3 ′- deoxy - 5 ′- o -( monomethoxytrityl )- n 6 [ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenosine 2 ′-[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethyl diisopropylphosphoramidite ] [ 22 ] gave , on subsequent oxidation of the intermediary phosphite triester , the fully protected dimer 19 in 89 % yield ( scheme 2 ). quantitative detritylation to the dimer 20 and further condensation and oxidation generated the trimer 21 in 94 % yield . similarly to the one - pot reaction of the monomers , the fmoc group in compound 21 was cleaved off by treatment with 3 % piperidine in dry dmf , and subsequent reaction with myristic or cholic acid by totu activation proceeded to the fully protected trimer conjugates 22 and 23 in 73 and 69 % yield , respectively . treatment with 2 % tsoh in ch 2 cl 2 / meoh 4 : 1 and further β - elimination of the npe / npeoc groups with dbu in dry pyridine gave the desired cordycepin - trimer conjugates 24 ( 78 %) and 25 ( 80 %). synthesis of the corresponding 5 ′- o - conjugates of cordycepin trimer was achieved by carbodiimide - activated esterification of the trimeric educt 27 [ 20 ] with the fmoc - protected amino acid 3 to give compound 28 in 79 % yield ( scheme 3 ). subsequent deblocking of the amino group and acylation with myristic and cholic acid gave conjugates 29 and 30 in 69 and 75 % yield , respectively . β - elimination of the npe and npeoc groups by dbu treatment generated the deblocked cordycepin - trimer 5 ′- o - conjugates 31 and 32 in 95 and 96 % yield , respectively . the approach to the folic - acid conjugates 26 and 33 did not allow to isolate the intermediary products due to their unusual and inconvenient physical properties . both trimeric educts , compound 21 and 28 , respectively , were treated in the first step with 3 % piperidine in dry dmf and then successively condensed with 6 equiv . of edc - activated folic acid . after evaporation , the crude product was treated with et 2 o and ch 2 cl 2 and then deprotected by dbu in dry pyridine . finally , the mixture was neutralized with acoh and evaporated , and the residue treated with mecn , and subsequently with 80 % acoh / h 2 0 , and centrifuged . the supernatant was evaporated and submitted to final hplc purification providing the desired conjugates 26 and 33 in relatively low yields . the compounds of the present invention may be combined with appropriate pharmaceutical or agricultural carriers to form an antiviral composition . for pharmaceutical use , the compounds of the invention may be taken up in pharmaceutically acceptable carriers , such as , solutions , suspensions , tablets , capsules , ointments , elixirs and injectable composition and the like . they are administered to subjects suffering from viral infection . the dosage administered depends upon the nature and severity of the infection , the disease stage , and , when administered systematically , the size and weight of the infected subject . the compounds are generally administered in the form of water - soluble salts . pharmaceutically acceptable water soluble salts include , for example , the sodium , potassium or ammonium salts of the active compounds . they are readily dissolved in water or saline solution . thus , the preferred formulation for pharmacological use comprises a saline solution of the desired compound in salt form . the formulation may further contain an agent , such as a sugar or protein , to maintain osmotic balance . the salt form of the compound is preferred owing to the relatively high acidity ( about ph 3 ) of the acid form of the compounds . the compounds of the invention may be used as a treatment for humans and animals from viral infectives such as herpes simplex , rhinovirus , hepatitis and other infections of the hepatitis virus family , epstein barr virus , measles virus , multiple sclerosis ( which may be caused by a viral agent ) and the various human immunodeficiency viruses (“ hiv ”), such as hiv - 1 , which causes cutaneous t cell lymphoma , hiv - 2 , which causes sezary lymphoma , and hiv - 3 , which is responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (“ aids ”). the compounds of the invention inhibit hiv - 1 induced syncytia formation . the compounds may be applied topically to treat skin cancers caused by radiation , carcinogens or viral agents . such skin cancers include cutaneous t - cell lymphoma , sezary lymphoma , xeroderma pigmentosium , ataxia telangiectasia and bloom &# 39 ; s syndrome . a sufficient amount of a preparation containing a compound of the invention is applied to cover the lesion or affected area . an effective concentration of active agent is between about 10 − 3 m and 10 − 5 m , with 10 − 4 m being preferred . the compounds of the present invention may also be used to treat plant - infecting virus , particularly tobacco mosaic virus , and other viruses which cause necrosis in turnips , cucumbers , orchids and in other plants . such viruses include , but are not limited to , tobacco vein mottling virus , vesicular stomatitis virus , vaccinia virus , turnip necrosis virus , and cymbidium orchid virus . the compounds may be administered effectively to plants by topical application by abrasion of the leaf surface , aerosol spray , treatment of the soil , spraying , or dusting . an effective antiviral composition may be formed by combining one or more of the compounds of the invention with a carrier material suitable for agricultural use . the active compound may also be administered by spraying insect vectors such as aphids , thrips and whiteflies which carry virus to plants . the dosage administered depends upon the severity of the infection . the compounds of the invention may be applied to plant seeds prior to germination to control viruses contained in the germ plasm . the seeds may be soaked in a solution of polyethylene glycol (“ peg ”) containing one or more of the compounds . peg brings the seeds to physiological activity and arrest . the relative concentration of active compound to peg depends upon the type of seed under treatment . plants may be effectively treated with an aqueous formulation containing from about 10 − 1 to about 10 − 2 m concentration of active ingredient . the compounds of the invention may be applied at very low concentrations . an effective amount of active ingredient on the plant surface is from about 10 − 8 to about 10 − 12 mole per cm 2 of plant surface area , with about 10 − 10 mole to about 10 − 12 mole per cm 2 being preferred . for the typical tobacco plant , 10 − 5 m of compound is effective . at this rate , one pound of active ingredient is sufficient to treat 2 × 10 − 8 tobacco plants . for agricultural application , the compounds are advantageously administered in the form of water - soluble salts , e . g . ammonium or potassium salts . sodium salts are generally avoided in treating edible plants . the compounds of the invention are readily dissolved in water , particularly at such low concentrations . aqueous formulations for agricultural use may optionally contain a sticker and / or a uv - stabilizer . such agents are well - known to those skilled in the art . fatty acids ( 1 %) are useful as spreader sticker agents . effective uv - stabilizers include , for example , p - aminobenzoic acid . for antiviral use in mammals , the compounds of the invention are administered parenterally , such as intravenously , intraarterially , intramuscularly , subcutaneously or when administered as an anti - cancer agent , intratumorally . the preferred route of administration for antiviral therapy is intravenous injection . the compounds of the invention may be administered to mammals at very low concentrations . the actual dosage administered may take into account the size and weight of the patient , whether the nature of the treatment is prophylactic or therapeutic in nature , the age , health and sex of the patient , the route of administration , the nature and stage of the affliction , and other factors . an effective daily dosage of active ingredient , based upon in vivo studies involving other 2 - 5a analogues , is from about 0 . 25 g per 70 kg of body weight ( approximately 152 lbs ) to about 2 . 5 g per 70 kg of body weight . the preferred daily dosage is about 0 . 5 g per 70 kg of body weight . those skilled in the art should readily be able to derive appropriate dosages and schedules of administration to suit the specific circumstance and needs of the patient . it is expected that an effective treatment regimen includes administration of the daily dosage for two days . treatment is continued at least until the disease condition is substantially abated . preferably , the therapeutic end point is determined by testing for the continued presence of viral dna . such testing can be done by polymerase chain reaction ( pcr ) in which the presence of viral dna is assayed according to conventional pcr . pcr primers of appropriate nucleotide sequences for amplification of viral dna can be prepared from known viral nucleotide sequences . to obtain dna for testing , patient peripheral blood mononuclear cells are lysed with an appropriate lysing agent , such as np - 40 . alternatively , testing for the continued presence of the virus can be performed by an antigen - antibody assay using any of the known monoclonal or polyclonal antisera against a protein antigen of the target virus protein coat . for example , an antigen - antibody assay may be employed to detect any of the protein antigen in the virus hiv protein coat , for example , the gp120 , p17 or p24 . moreover , the target antigen is not limited merely to coat protein antigens . antisera can be targeted against a suitable non - coat protein antigen , such as the hiv reverse transcriptase ( rt ) molecule . monoclonal antibodies to hiv rt are known . sobol et al ., biochemistry 1991 , 30 , 10623 . additionally , testing for the presence of the infecting virus during or post - treatment could be accomplished by an assay which assesses the viral load in the patient &# 39 ; s blood stream . this can be done by determining syncytia formation . see procedure outlined in henderson et al ., virology , 1991 , 182 , 186 . in addition to administration with conventional carriers , the compounds of the present invention may be administered by a variety of specialized oligonucleotide or nucleic acid delivery techniques . 2 - 5a and its analogues have been successfully encapsulated in various encapsulating materials , such as in unilamellar liposomes and delivered with the aid of monoclonal antibodies to cells , bayard et al ., eur . j . biochem ., 1985 , 151 , 319 . reconstituted sendai virus envelopes have been successfully used to deliver rna and dna to cells , arad et al ., biochem . biophys . acta . 1986 , 859 , 88 . moreover , the virus envelope is not limited to sendai virus , but could include encapsulation in any retroviral amphotrophic particle . for example , an hiv envelope could be formed from any part or all of the outer protein coat of a non - infectious hiv particle . such particles as gp 120 can be cloned by known recombinant techniques . these techniques may be utilized for introduction of the present 2 - 5a oligoadenylate derivatives into cells . three studies were performed to determine the antiviral activity of the ( 2 ′- 5 ′) oligonucleotide derivatives of the present invention : ( i ) inhibition of hiv - 1 - replication , ( ii ) inhibition of hiv - 1 reverse - transcriptase ( rt ) activity , and ( iii ) activation of recombinant human gst - rnase l . the concentration of compound in the replication and rt assays was 300 μm , and 10μm in the gst - rnase l activation assay . the compounds tested were the cordycepin trimer folate conjugates 26 and 33 . cordycepin and the 2 ′, 5 ′- cordycepin trimer core (“ ccc ”) were also tested for comparison . the infected centers assay as described by henderson et al ., virology 1991 , 182 , 186 , was used to measure the ability of the conjugated trimer core compounds of the invention to inhibit hiv - 1 induced syncytia formation , an indicator of hiv - 1 replication in t cells . freshly isolated peripheral blood lymphocytes ( pbl ) were treated with cordycepin trimer core - folate conjugate 26 or 33 ( 300 μm ) for 2 hours and infected with hiv - 1 strain iiib at a multiplicity of infection of approximately 0 . 1 . the infected pbl were maintained in rpmi - 1640 medium supplemented with 10 % ( v / v ) heat - inactivated fetal calf serum at 37 ° c . in a humidified 5 % co 2 in air atmosphere . after 48 hours , the cells were washed twice in hank &# 39 ; s balanced salt solution , serially diluted and seeded into multiple wells of a 96 - well microtiter plate . immediately , 2 × 105 exponentially growing sup t1 cells were added to each well ; sup t1 cells readily form a syncytium with a cell which is productively infected with hiv - 1 . the wells were examined daily for the presence of syncytia , using a tissue culture microscope . the first signs of syncytia formation can be seen in 12 hours , with some complete syncytia developing by 24 hours . final results were read at 72 hours . each syncytium was counted as a single infected cell . the number of syncytia per seeded cell was determined and expressed as an infected center per infected cell . the number of syncytia per 104 cells was 144 for the control sup t1 cells . the data is shown in table 1 . the mean of triplicate determinations is shown ; variance did not exceed 5 - 10 %. sup t1 cells were treated with cordycepin trimer core - folate conjugate 26 or 33 ( 300 μm ) for 6 hours and then infected with hiv - 1 at a multiplicity of infection of approximately 0 . 1 . at 96 hours post - infection , culture supernatant was removed and hiv - 1 rt activity was assayed in triplicate as described by henderson et al ., virology 1991 , 182 , 186 . briefly in this method , 25 μl of culture supernatant was added to a 50 μl cocktail containing 50 mm tris ( ph 8 . 0 ), 20 mm dithiothreitol , 10 mm mgcl 2 , 60 mm nacl , 0 . 05 % nonidet p - 40 , 5 μg / ml oligodeoxythymidylic acid , 10 μg / ml polyriboadenylic acid , 10 μm deoxythymidine triphosphate and 1mci [ α 32 p ] thymidine 5 ′- triphosphate . the mixture was incubated at 37 ° c . for 2 hours . fifty microliters of the cocktail were then spotted onto diethylaminoethyl ( deae ) paper , dried , washed with 2 × ssc solution ( three times for 10 minutes each time ) and 95 % ethanol ( two times for 5 minutes each time ), dried and exposed to radiographic film for 18 to 24 hours at − 80 ° c . the filters were cut and final quantitation was determined by scintillation spectrometry . the data for the hiv - 1 rt activity is shown in table 1 as a percent of rt activity . control values for rt activity ranged from 24 , 000 to 33 , 000 dpm [ 32 p ] incorporated . the mean of duplicate determinations is shown in table 1 . variance did not exceed 5 - 10 %. human recombinant rnase l was expressed in e . coli ( dh5α ) as a fusion protein of glutathione - s - transferase ( gst ). activation of human recombinant gst - rnase l was measured as the percent of poly ( u )[ 32 p ] pcp hydrolyzed in the presence of cordycepin trimer core - folate conjugate 26 or 33 ( 10 μm ) as described by sobol et al ., j . biol . chem . 1995 , 270 , 5963 . the data is shown in table 1 as the mean of duplicate determinations . variance did not exceed 5 - 10 %. a inhibition of hiv - 1 replication was determined by hiv - 1 induced syncytia formation ( fold reduction in infection ) for each cordycepin - trimer folate derivative of 2 - 5a ( 300 μm ). the number of syncytia / 10 4 cells was 144 for the control sup t1 cells . the mean of triplicate determinations is shown ; variance did not exceed 5 - 10 %. b percent inhibition of hiv - 1 reverse transcriptase ( hiv - 1 rt ) activity was measured for each cordycepin - trimer folate derivative of 2 - 5a at 300 μm . control values for hiv - 1 rt activity ranged from 24 , 000 to 33 , 000 dpm incorporated . the mean of duplicate determinations is shown ; variance did not exceed 5 - 10 %. c the activation of recombinant human rnase l was measured as the percent hydrolysis of poly ( u )- 3 ′-[ 32 p ] pcp in the presence of the cordycepin - trimer folate derivative of 2 - 5a ( 10 μm ). the mean of a duplicate determination is shown ; variance did not exceed 5 - 10 %. inhibition of hiv - 1 rt activity with 26 and 33 was 45 and 81 %, respectively , compared to 96 and 13 % inhibition of hiv - 1 rt activity by the 2 ′- 5 ′- oligocordycepin trimer core and cordycepin , respectively . when folic acid is covalently linked to c ( 2 ′) at the 2 ′- terminus of the cordycepin trimer core as in 26 , gst - rnase l is not activated ; however , covalent linkage to c ( 5 ′) at the 5 ′- terminus as in 33 activates gst - rnase l by 35 %. these data suggest that the inhibition of hiv - 1 replication by 26 is due to inhibition of hiv - 1 rt . however , the 7 . 5 - fold reduction in syncytia formation by 33 is in part attributed to the inhibition of hiv - 1 rt activity and the activation of rnase l . the synthesis of the unphosphorlyated compounds of the present invention is illustrated by the following non - limiting examples . general . tlc : precoated silica gel tlc sheets f1500 ls 254 from schleicher & amp ; schüll . prep . tlc : silica gel 60 pf 254 ( merck ). prep . column flash chromatography ( fc ): silica gel for flash chromatography ( baker ). hplc : merck - hitachi l - 6200 , l - 3000 photo diode array ; detector ; column rp18 . 125 × 4 mm , 5 μm , merck ; flow rate 1 ml / min . uv / vis : perkin elmer lambda 5 ; λ max in nm ( log ε ). 1 h - nmr : bruker ac 250 , δ in ppm rel . to dmso . to a solution (“ soln .”) of 6 - aminohexanoic acid ( 1 ; 144 mg , 1 . 1 mmol ) in 9 % aq . na 2 co 3 soln . ( 2 . 4 ml ) was added a soln . of ( 9h - fluoren - 9 - yl ) methyl succinimidyl carbonate ( 2 ; 337 mg , 1 mmol ) in dmf ( 2 . 5 ml ). after stirring for 1 h at room temperature (“ r . t .”), the mixture was diluted with h 2 o ( 50 ml ) and extracted twice with et 2 o ( 2 × 20 ml ). then , the h 2 o phase was acified with conc . hcl soln . to ph 2 and extracted with acoet ( 5 × 30 ml ). the organic (“ org .”) layer was dried ( mgso 4 ) and evaporated . the residue was crystallized in chcl 3 / petroleum ether : 306 mg ( 86 %) of 3 . colorless crystals . m . p . 116 °. 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 7 . 80 - 7 . 55 ( 2m , h — c ( 1 )( fmoc ), h — c ( 4 )( fmoc ), h — c ( 5 ) fmoc , h — c ( 8 )( fmoc ); 7 . 45 - 7 . 25 ( m , h — c ( 2 )( fmoc ), h — c ( 3 )( fmoc ), h — c ( 6 )( fmoc ), h — c ( 7 )( fmoc ); 4 . 45 ( m , ch 2 o )( fmoc )); 4 . 2 ( m , h — c ( 9 )( fmoc )); 3 . 25 - 3 . 0 , 2 . 4 , 1 . 8 - 1 . 3 ( 3m , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ). anal . calc . for c 21 h 23 no 4 ( 353 . 42 ): c 71 . 37 , h 6 . 56 , n 3 . 96 ; found : c 71 . 35 , h 6 . 65 , n 3 . 93 . a mixture of 3 ′- deoxy - 5 ′- o -( monomethoxytrityl )- n 6 -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenosine ( 4 ; 215 mg , 0 . 3 mmol ) [ 8 ], 3 ( 120 mg , 0 . 3 mmol ), n -[ 3 -( dimethylamino ) propyl ]- n ′- ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride ( edc ; 58 mg , 0 . 3 mmol ), and 4 -( dimethylamino ) pyridine ( dmap ; 37 mg , 0 . 3 mmol ) in dry ch 2 cl 2 ( 4 ml ) was stirred at r . t . for 3 h , diluted with ch 2 cl 2 ( 60 ml ), and washed with sat . nahco 3 / naco 3 soln . ( 25 ml ). the aqueous (“ aq .”) phase was reextracted with ch 2 cl 2 ( 40 ml ), the combined org . layer extracted with 10 % citric acid soln ., the acid phase reextracted with ch 2 cl 2 , the combined org . layer dried ( mgso 4 ) and evaporated , and the residue purified by fc ( silica gel , 14 . 5 × 2 cm , toluene / acoet 1 : 1 then 1 : 1 + 3 % meoh ): 292 mg ( ca . 93 %) of 6 which was already contaminated with amino acid . a pure sample of 6 , was obtained by prep . tlc ( silica gel , 20 × 40 cm , chcl 3 + 4 % meoh ) of 138 mg of the crude product : 117 mg of 6 . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 300 ( 4 . 00 ), 286 ( sh , 4 . 14 ), 272 ( sh , 4 . 58 ), 266 ( 4 . 66 ), 237 ( sh , 4 . 36 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 8 . 61 , 8 . 58 , 8 . 17 - 8 . 13 ( 3s , d , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 ), nh , 2 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 76 - 7 . 16 ( m , 8 h of fmoc . 2 h m to no 2 , 12 h of meotr ); 6 . 78 ( d , 2 h o to meo ); 6 . 13 ( d , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 73 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)); 4 . 89 - 4 . 15 ( m , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ), h ′ c ( 4 ′), och 2 ch 2 , h — c ( 9 )( fmoc ), ch 2 o ( fmoc )); 3 . 76 ( s , meo ); 3 . 5 - 3 . 35 ( m , 2h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 35 - 3 . 15 ( m , och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 65 ( m , h — c ( 3 ′)); 2 . 39 ( t , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 1 . 7 - 1 . 2 ( m , 3 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ). anal . calc . for c 60 h 57 n 7 o 11 ( 1052 . 15 ): c 68 . 49 , h 5 . 46 , n 9 . 32 ; found : c 68 . 56 , h 5 . 67 , n 9 . 12 . as described in preparation 2 , with 3 ′- deoxy - n 6 , 2 ′- o - bis [ 2 -(- nitrophenyl ) ethoxy - carbonyl ] adenosine ( 5 ; 1 . 912 g , 3 mmol ) [ 8 ], 3 ( 1 . 166 g , 3 . 3 mmol ), edc ( 633 mg , 3 . 3 mmol ), dmap ( 403 mg , 3 . 3 mmol ), and anh . ch 2 cl 2 ( 10 ml ; 3 . 5 h ). workup with ch 2 cl 2 ( 150 ml ), nahco 3 soln . and 10 % citric acid soln . ( 80 ml ) and purification by fc ( silica gel . 7 . 5 × 4 . 5 cm , toluene / acoet 1 : 1 , then 1 : 1 + 2 % meoh ) gave 2 . 35 g ( 80 %) of 7 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 ch 2 ): 297 ( 4 . 12 ), 286 ( sh , 4 . 31 ), 272 ( sh , 4 . 66 ), 266 ( 4 . 71 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 9 . 3 - 8 . 0 ( m , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 ), nh , 4 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 75 - 7 . 3 ( m , 8 h of fmoc , 4 h m to no 2 ); 6 . 12 ( s , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 71 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)); 5 . 18 ( t , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 4 . 65 - 4 . 15 ( m h — c ( 4 ′), 2 och 2 ch 2 , h — c ( 9 )( fmoc ), ch 2 o ( fmoc ), 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 2 - 3 . 0 ( m , 2 och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 65 ( m , h — c ( 3 ′)); 2 . 25 ( m , h — c ( 3 ′), 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 1 . 65 - 1 . 15 ( m , 3 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ). anal . calc . for c 49 h 48 n 8 o 14 ( 972 . 97 ): c 60 . 49 , h 4 . 97 , n 11 . 52 ; found : c 60 . 83 , h 5 . 08 , n 11 . 15 . for acid activation , a mixture of tetradecanoic acid ( 128 mg , 0 . 56 mmol ), totu ( 184 mg , 0 . 56 mmol ), and n - methylmorpholine ( 57 mg , 0 . 56 mmol ) in absolute (“ abs .”) dmf ( 4 ml ) was kept at r . t . for 1 . 5 h . then 6 ( 490 mg , 0 . 466 mmol ) was treated with 3 % piperidine in abs . dmf ( 7 ml ; 10 min ) and evaporated . the above - mentioned soln . was added and the mixture stirred for 3 h at r . t . and evaporated . the residue was diluted with acoet ( 180 ml ), washed with nahco , soln . ( 2 × 80 ml ), the aq . phase reextracted with acoet ( 80 ml ), the combined org . layer dried ( mgso 4 ) and evaporated , and the residue purified by fc ( silica gel , 11 × 2 cm , toluene / acoet 1 : 1 + 2 % meoh , 1 : 1 + 3 % meoh ): 408 mg ( 84 %) of 8 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 272 ( sh , 4 . 39 ); 267 ( 4 . 44 ), 237 ( sh , 4 . 30 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 8 . 38 , 8 . 18 ( 2s , m , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 ), 2 h o to no 2 , nh ( ade )); 7 . 45 - 7 . 20 ( m , 2h m to no 2 , 12h of meotr ); 6 . 79 ( d , 2 h o to meo ); 6 . 14 ( d , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 73 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)): 5 . 50 ( t , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 4 . 55 ( m , t , h — c ( 4 ′), och 2 ch 2 ); 3 . 78 ( s , meo ); 3 . 41 ( m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 20 ( q , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 3 . 15 ( t , och 2 ch 2 ); 2 . 6 , 2 . 2 ( 2m , h — c ( 3 ′)); 2 . 39 , 2 . 14 ( 2m , 2 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , 2 h of me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 1 . 7 - 1 . 15 ( m , 28 h 2 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 0 . 87 ( t , me ( ch 2 ) 2 co ). anal . calc . for c 59 h 73 n 7 o 10 ½ h 2 o ( 1040 . 27 ): c 67 . 52 , h 7 . 06 , n 9 . 34 ; found : c 67 . 25 , h 7 . 20 , n 9 . 33 . as described in preparation 4 , with cholic acid ( 450 mg , 1 . 1 mmol ) and totu ( 361 mg , 1 . 1 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 5 ml ; lh ). deblocking of 6 ( 1 . 052 g , 1 mmol ) with 3 % piperidine in abs . dmf ( 15 ml ; 10 min ) and addition of the above - mentioned soln . ( r . t ., 1 . 5 h ). workup with acoet ( 200 ml ) and nahco 3 soln . ( 2 × 100 ml ), reextraction , and purification by fc ( silica gel , 14 × 3 . 5 cm , chcl 3 , then chcl 3 / meoh 98 : 2 , 96 : 4 , 93 . 7 , 90 : 10 ) gave 944 mg ( 77 %) of 9 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 272 ( sh , 4 . 42 ), 267 ( 4 . 47 ), 237 ( sh , 4 . 31 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 9 . 12 ( br ., nh ( ade )); 8 . 68 - 8 . 11 ( 2s , d , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 ), 2 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 48 - 7 . 12 ( m , 2 h m to no 2 , meotr ); 6 . 8 ( d , 2 h o to meo ); 6 . 1 ( s , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 88 ( t , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 5 . 63 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)); 4 . 6 ( m , h — c ( 4 ′)); 4 . 51 ( t , och 2 ch 2 ); 3 . 98 - 3 . 7 ( s , m , meo , 2h of chol ); 3 . 55 - 3 . 1 ( m , 8h , 2h — c ( 5 ′), och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 c ) 1 2 h of chol . ); 2 . 65 - 0 . 6 ( m , 2h — c ( 3 ′), 4ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ), 33 h of chol .). anal . calc . for c 69 h 85 n 7 o 13 ( 1220 . 47 ): c 67 . 90 , h 7 . 02 , n 8 . 03 ; found c 67 . 74 , h 7 . 26 , n . 7 . 65 compound 8 ( 330 mg , 0 . 317 mmol ) was stirred at r . t . in ch 2 cl 2 / meoh 4 : 1 ( 6 ml ) containing 2 % of tsoh . h 2 o for 15 min . then the mixture was diluted with ch 2 cl 2 ( 70 ml ) and washed with sat . nahco 3 soln . ( 2 × 40 ml ), the aq . phase reextracted with ch 2 cl 2 , the combined org . layer dried ( mgso 4 ) and evaporated , and the residue purified by fc ( silica gel , 12 × 2 cm , chcl 3 , chcl 3 + 5 % meoh ). the obtained oily substance was treated with small amounts of et 2 o / mecn 2 : 1 to give 215 mg ( 88 %) of 10 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ); 272 ( sh , 4 . 36 ), 267 ( 4 . 41 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 8 . 71 , 8 . 21 - 8 . 15 ( 2m , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 ), 2 h o to no 2 , nh ( ade )); 7 . 45 ( d , 2 h m to no 2 ); 6 . 03 ( d , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 58 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)); 5 . 55 ( br ., nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 5 . 0 ( br ., oh — c ( 5 ′)); 4 . 65 - 4 . 50 ( m , t , h — c ( 4 ′), och 2 ch 2 ); 4 . 12 , 3 , 75 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 25 ( q , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 3 . 15 ( t , och 2 ch 2 ); 2 . 9 , 2 . 25 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 3 ′)); 2 . 35 , 2 . 15 ( 2t , 2 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ), 2 h of me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 1 . 7 - 1 . 15 ( m , 28 h , 2 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 0 . 87 ( t , me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ) 12 anal . calc . for c 39 h 57 n 7 o 9 ½ h 2 o ( 782 . 02 ): c 59 . 90 , h 7 . 41 , n 12 . 54 ; found : c 60 . 27 , h 7 . 66 , n 12 . 06 . as described in preparation 6 , with 9 ( 860 mg , 0 . 705 mmol ) and ch 2 cl 2 / meoh 4 : 1 ( 14 ml ) containing 2 % of tsoh h 2 0 ( 15 min ). workup with ch 2 cl 2 ( 70 ml ) and sat . nahco 3 soln . ( 2 × 40 ml ), and reextraction , and purification by precipitation of the crude product in et 2 o ( 100 ml ) gave 578 mg ( 87 %) of 11 . uv ( meoh ): 272 ( sh , 4 . 39 ), 267 ( 4 . 43 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 9 . 70 ( s , nh ( ade )); 8 . 73 , 8 . 44 ( 2s , h — c ( 8 )), h — c ( 2 )); 8 . 17 ( d , 2 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 45 ( d h m to no 2 ); 6 . 18 ( m , nh ( ch 2 ) 4 co ); 6 . 10 ( d , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 57 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)); 5 . 05 ( br . oh — c ( 5 ′)); 4 . 55 - 4 . 45 ( m , h — c ( 4 ′), och 2 ch 2 ); 4 . 1 - 3 . 65 ( m , 2 h of chol ., 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 5 - 2 . 7 ( m , 4 h of chol ., och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ), h — c ( 3 ′)); 2 . 45 - 0 . 6 ( m , h — c ( 3 ′), 4 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ), 33 h of chol .). anal calc . for c 49 h 69 n 7 o 12 ( 948 . 13 ): c 62 . 07 , h 7 . 34 , n 10 . 34 ; found : c 61 . 54 , h 7 . 41 , n 9 . 92 . compound 10 ( 160 mg , 0 . 208 mol ) was co - evaporated twice with abs . pyridine and then dissolved in abs . pyridine ( 2 ml ). dbu ( 158 mg , 1 . 04 mmol ) was added , the mixture kept at r . t . for 18 h , then acoh ( 62 mg , 1 . 04 mmol ) added , and the soln . evaporated . the residue was diluted with chcl 3 ( 80 ml ) and washed with a 10 % citric acid soln . ( 2 × 50 ml ), the aq . phase reextracted with chcl 3 , the combined org . layer dried ( mgso 4 ), evaporated , and co - evaporated with toluene , and the residue precipitated by meoh and washed with et 2 o : 103 mg ( 86 %) of 12 . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 : 259 ( 4 . 16 ). 1 h - nmr (( d 6 ) dmso ): 8 . 33 , 8 . 13 ( 2s , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 )); 7 . 68 ( t , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 7 . 25 ( s , nh 2 ); 6 . 05 ( d , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 60 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)); 5 . 11 ( t , oh — c ( 5 ′)); 4 . 32 ( m , h — c ( 4 ′)); 3 . 65 , 3 . 47 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 2 . 95 ( q , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 6 , 2 . 15 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 3 ′)); 2 . 34 , 2 . 00 ( 2t , 2 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , 2 h of me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 1 . 65 - 1 . 15 ( m , 28 h , 2 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 0 . 83 ( t , me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ). anal . calc . for c 30 h 50 n 6 o 5 ½ h 2 o ( 583 . 76 ): c 61 . 72 , h 8 . 81 , n . 14 . 39 ; found c 62 . 04 , h 9 . 07 , n 13 . 85 . as described in preparation 8 , with 11 ( 430 mg . 0 . 454 mmol ), 0 . 5m dbu in abs . pyridine ( 6 . 7 ml ; 20 h ), and acoh ( 250 mg , 4 . 16 mmol ). workup with chcl 3 ( 200 ml ) including a small amount of meoh , h 2 o ( 60 ml ), and sat . nahco 3 soln . ( 80 ml ), reextraction , purification by fc ( silica gel , 4 × 3 cm , chcl 3 / meoh 9 : 1 , then 4 : 1 ), and precipitation of the product in petroleum ether gave 269 mg of 13 ( 78 %). uv ( meoh ): 259 ( 4 . 16 ). 1 h - nmr (( d 6 ) dmso ): 8 . 33 , 8 . 13 ( 2s , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 )); 7 . 71 ( t , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 7 . 31 ( s , nh 2 ( ade )); 6 . 05 ( d , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 60 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)); 5 . 12 ( t , oh — c ( 5 ′)); 4 . 31 ( m , h — c ( 4 ′), oh - chol . ); 4 . 07 ( d , oh - chol . ); 3 . 98 ( d , oh - chol . ); 3 . 77 , 3 . 55 , 3 . 15 ( 3m , 3 h of chol . ); 3 . 65 , 3 . 47 ( m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 2 . 98 ( m , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 6 - 0 . 55 ( m , 2 h — c ( 3 ′), 4 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ), 33 h of chol .). anal . calc . for c 40 h 62 n 6 o 8 . ½ h 2 o ( 763 . 98 ): c 62 . 89 , h 8 . 31 , n 11 . 00 ; found : c 62 . 63 , 8 . 28 , n 11 . 26 . as described in preparation 4 , with tetradecanoic acid ( 151 mg , 0 . 66 mmol ), totu ( 67 mg , 0 . 66 mmol ), and n - methylmorpholine ( 67 , 0 . 66 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 3 ml ; 1 h ). deblocking of 7 ( 584 mg , 0 . 6 mmol ) with 3 % piperidine in abs . dmf ( 6 ml ; 10 min ) and addition of above - mentioned soln . ( r . t ., 2 . 5 h ). workup with chcl 3 ( 150 ml ) and nahco 3 soln . ( 2 × 70 ml ) and reextraction . purification by fc ( silica gel , 12 × 3 cm , chcl 3 , then chcl 3 / meoh 98 : 2 , 95 : 5 ): 405 mg ( 70 %) of 14 . colorless oil . 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 8 . 73 - 8 . 15 ( m , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 ), 4 h o to no 2 , nh ( ade )); 7 . 47 - 7 . 38 ( m , 4h m to no 2 ); 6 . 12 ( d , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 73 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)); 5 . 57 ( t , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 4 . 68 ( m , h — c ( 4 ′)); 4 . 54 , 4 . 43 ( 2t , 2 och 2 ch 2 ); 4 . 4 - 4 . 2 ( m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 7 - 3 . 5 ( m , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 3 . 25 - 3 . 1 ( m , 2 och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 65 , 2 . 25 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 3 ′)); 2 . 27 , 2 . 15 ( 2t , 2 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ), 1 ch 2 of me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 1 . 7 - 1 . 15 ( m , 3 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ), 11 ch 2 of me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 0 . 87 ( t , me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ). as described in preparation 8 , with crude 14 ( 392 mg . 0 . 408 mmol ), 0 . 5m dbu in abs . pyridine ( 12ml ; 20 h ), and acoh ( 400 mg , 6 . 66 mmol ). workup with ch 2 cl 2 ( 120 ml ) and h 2 o ( 2 × 60 ml ), reextraction , co - evaporation of the residue with toluene , and purification by precipitation of the product in petroleum ether gave 202 mg of 16 ( 86 %). colorless powder . uv ( meoh ): 259 ( 4 . 16 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 8 . 22 , 8 . 13 ( 2s , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 )); 7 . 68 ( br ., nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 7 . 26 ( br ., nh 2 ( ade )); 5 . 90 ( s , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 76 ( br ., oh — c ( 2 ′)); 4 . 69 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)); 4 . 53 ( m , h — c ( 4 ′)); 4 . 3 - 4 . 1 ( m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 0 ( m , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 35 - 2 . 0 ( 2m , 2t , 2 h — c ( 3 ′), 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , 1 ch 2 of me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ; 1 . 5 - 1 . 1 ( m , 3 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co . 11 ch 2 of me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 0 . 83 ( t , me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ). anal . calc . for c 30 h 50 n 6 o 5 ( 574 . 76 ): c 62 . 69 , h 8 . 77 , n 14 . 62 ; found : c 62 . 32 , h 8 . 68 , n 14 . 55 . as described in preparation 4 , with cholic acid ( 270 mg , 0 . 66 mmol ), totu ( 67 mg , 0 . 66 mmol ). and n - methylmorpholine ( 67 mg , 0 . 66 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 3 ml ; 1 h ). deblocking of 7 ( 584 mg , 0 . 6 mmol ) with 3 % piperidine in abs . dmf ( 6 ml ; 10 min ) and addition of the above - mentioned soln . ( r . t ., 1 . 5 h ). workup with chcl 3 ( 200 ml ) and nahco 3 soln . ( 2 × 100 ml ), reextraction , and purification by fc ( silica gel , 8 × 3 cm , chcl3 / meoh 95 : 5 , 93 : 7 gave 518 mg ( ca . 76 %) of 15 . amorphous solid . contaminated with cholic acid . 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 9 . 35 ( br ., nh ( ade )); 8 . 73 , 8 . 3 - 8 . 15 ( s , m , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 ), 4 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 47 - 740 ( m , 4 h m to no 2 ); 6 . 15 ( s , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 92 ( t , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 5 . 75 ( m , h — c ( 2 ′)); 4 . 63 ( m , h — c ( 4 ′)); 4 . 6 - 4 . 2 ( m , 2 och 2 ch 2 , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 4 . 0 - 3 . 25 ( m , 6 h of chol . ); 3 . 22 - 3 . 1 m , 2 och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5co ); 2 . 7 , 2 . 5 - 0 . 65 ( m , 2 h — c ( 3 ′), 4 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , 33 h of chol .). as described in preparation 8 , with crude 15 ( 447 mg , 0 . 392 mmol ), 0 . 5m dbu in abs . pyridine ( 11 . 5 ml ; 20 h ), and acoh ( 380 mg , 6 . 32 mmol ). workup with chcl 3 ( 200 ml ) including a small amount of meoh , h 2 o ( 60 ml ), and sat . nahco 3 soln ., reextraction , co - evaporation of the residue with toluene , purification by fc ( silica gel , 4 × 3 cm , chcl 3 , then chcl 3 / meoh 9 : 1 , 8 : 2 ), and precipitation of the product in petroleum ether : 197 mg of 17 ( 67 %). colorless powder . uv ( meoh ): 259 ( 4 . 16 ). 1 h - nmr (( d 6 ) dmso ): 8 . 22 , 8 . 13 ( 2s , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 )); 7 . 70 ( 1 , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 7 . 28 ( s , nh 2 ( ade )); 5 . 90 ( d , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 72 ( m , oh — c ( 2 ′)); 4 . 67 ( br ., h — c ( 2 ′); 4 . 50 ( m , h — c ( 4 ′)); 4 . 29 , 4 . 07 , 3 . 99 ( 3m , 3 oh - chol . ); 4 . 25 - 4 . 17 ( m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 77 , 3 . 59 , 3 . 17 ( 3m , 3h of chol . ); 3 . 0 ( q , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 3 - 0 . 55 ( m , 2 h — c ( 3 ′), 4 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ), 33 h of chol .). anal . calc . for c 40 h 62 n 6 o 8 . h 2 o ( 763 . 98 ): c 62 . 15 , h 8 . 35 , n 10 . 87 ; found : c 62 . 36 , h 8 . 27 , n 10 . 65 . to a soln . of 6 ( 1 . 052 g , 1 mmol ) in abs . ch 2 cl 2 ( 20 ml ) was added cf 3 cooh ( 0 . 4 ml ) and stirred at r . t . for 1 h . then , meoh ( 5 ml ) was added , the mixture evaporated and co - evaporated with toluene / meoh , and the residue purified by fc ( silica gel , 14 . 5 × 3 . 5 cm , ch 2 cl 2 , then ch 2 cl 2 / meoh 98 : 2 , 97 : 3 , 95 : 5 , 90 : 10 , 85 : 15 ): 535 mg ( 69 %) of 18 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 299 ( 4 . 00 ), 2 . 86 ( sh , 4 . 10 ), 272 ( sh , 4 . 55 ), 2 . 66 ( 4 . 62 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 8 . 72 - 8 . 10 ( 3s , d , h — c ( 8 ), h — c ( 2 ), nh , 2 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 77 - 7 . 27 ( m , 8 h of fmoc , 2 h m to no 2 ); 5 . 96 ( d , h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 65 ( m , h —( 2 ′)); 4 . 90 - 4 . 80 ( m , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , oh — c ( 5 ′)); 4 . 56 - 4 . 22 ( m , h — c ( 4 ′), och 2 ch 2 , h — c ( 9 )( fmoc ), ch 2 o ( fmoc )); 4 . 15 , 3 . 72 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 25 - 3 . 05 ( m , och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 90 , 2 . 30 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 3 ′)); 2 . 36 ( t , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 1 . 9 - 1 . 35 ( m , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ). anal . calc . for c 40 h 41 n 7 o 10 ( 779 . 81 ): c 61 . 61 , h 5 . 30 , n 12 . 57 found : c 61 . 65 , h 5 . 37 , n 12 . 53 . a mixture of 18 ( 1 . 46 g , 1 . 87 mmol ), 3 ′- deoxy - 5 ′- o -( monomethoxytrityl )- n 6 -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenosine 2 ′-[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethyl diisopropylphosphoramidite ][ 22 ( 2 . 28 g , 2 . 25 mmol ) and 1h - tetrazole ( 656 mg , 9 . 36 mmol ) was stirred in dry mecn ( 7 ml ) and a few drops of dry ch 2 cl 2 under n 2 at r . t . for 2 . 5 h . then it was oxidized with a i 2 soln . ( i 2 ( 500 mg ) in pyridine ( 3 ml ), ch 2 cl 2 ( 1 ml ), and h 2 o ( 1 ml )) until no change of color was detected . the mixture was stirred for 15 min . diluted with chcl 3 ( 200 ml ), and washed with na 2 s 2 o 3 / nacl soln . ( 100 ml ) and sat . nahco 3 soln ., the aq . phase reextracted with chcl 3 , the combined org . layer dried ( mgso 4 ), evaporated , and co - evaporated with toluene , and the residue purified by fc ( silica gel , 16 × 3 cm , ch 2 cl 2 , ch 2 cl 2 / meoh 98 : 2 , 97 : 3 , 96 : 4 ). purification had to be repeated for contaminated fractions : 2 . 858 g ( 89 %) of 19 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 299 ( 4 . 26 ), 286 ( sh , 4 . 47 ), 272 ( sh , 4 . 83 ), 266 ( 4 . 89 ), 239 ( sh , 4 . 52 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 8 . 69 - 8 . 10 ( m , 2 h — c ( 8 ), 2 h — c ( 2 ), 2 nh , 6 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 76 - 7 . 20 ( m . 8 h of fmoc , 6 h m to no 2 , 12 h of meotr ); 6 . 80 ( d , 2 h o to meo ); 6 . 19 , 6 . 02 ( d , s , 2 h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 66 , 5 . 5 - 5 . 3 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 2 ′)); 4 . 95 ( m , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 4 . 55 - 4 . 15 ( m , 2 h — c ( 4 ′), 3 och 2 ch 2 , h — c ( 9 )( fmoc ), ch 2 o ( fmoc ), 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 77 ( s , meo ); 3 . 5 - 3 . 25 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 19 - 3 . 00 ( m , 3 och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 8 - 2 . 15 ( m , 4 h — c ( 3 ′), 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 1 . 85 - 1 . 3 ( m , 3 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ). anal . calc . for c 87 h 83 n 14 o 22 p ( 1707 . 67 ): c 61 . 19 , h 4 . 90 , n 11 . 48 : found : c 60 . 99 , h 4 . 98 , n 11 . 20 . as described in preparation 6 , with 19 ( 2 . 36 g , 1 . 38 mmol ) and ch 2 cl 2 / meoh 4 : 1 ( 28 ml ) containing 2 % of tsoh · h 2 o ( 45 min ). workup with chcl 3 ( 150 ml ) and sat . nahco 3 soln . ( 100 ml ), reextraction , and purification by fc ( silica gel , 14 × 3 . 5 cm , chcl 3 , then chcl 3 / meoh 96 : 4 , 95 : 5 , 94 : 6 , 92 : 8 ) gave 1 . 995 g ( quant .) of 20 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 299 ( 4 . 25 ), 286 ( sh , 4 . 48 ), 272 ( sh , 4 . 83 ), 266 ( 4 . 88 ). 1 h - nmr (( d 6 ) dmso ): 10 . 61 ( s , 2 nh ); 8 . 62 - 8 . 53 ( m , 2 h — c ( 8 ), 2 h — c ( 2 ); 8 . 15 - 7 . 23 ( m , 6 h o to no 2 , 8 h of fmoc , 6 h m to no 2 ); 6 . 19 - 6 . 11 ( m , 2 h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 69 , 5 . 15 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 2 ′)); 5 . 10 ( t , oh — c ( 5 ′)); 4 . 45 - 4 . 05 ( m , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , 2 h — c ( 4 ′), 3 och 2 ch 2 , h — c ( 9 )( fmoc ), ch 2 o ( fmoc ), 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 65 - 3 . 45 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 25 - 2 . 85 ( m , 3 och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 8 - 2 . 0 h — c ( 3 ′), 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 1 . 7 - 1 . 25 ( m , 3 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ). anal . calc . for c 67 h 66 n 14 o 21 p ( 1434 . 32 ): c 56 . 11 , h 4 . 64 , n 13 . 67 ; found : c 55 . 99 , h 4 . 75 , n 13 . 34 . as described in preparation 13 , with 20 ( 2 . 0 g , 1 . 39 mmol ), 3 ′- deoxy - 5 ′- o -( monomethoxytrityl )- n 6 -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenosine 2 ′-[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethyl diisopropylphosphoramidite ][ 22 ]( 1 . 766 g , 1 . 74 mmol ), 1 h - tetrazole ( 478 mg , 6 . 95 mmol ), anh . mecn ( 7 ml ; 2h ), and i 2 soln . workup with chcl 3 ( 150 ml ) and na 2 s 2 o 3 / nacl soln . ( 2 × 80 ml ), reextraction , and purification by fc ( silica gel , 7 × 4 . 5 cm , chcl 3 , then chcl 3 / meoh 97 : 3 , 96 : 4 gave 3 . 092 g ( 94 %) of 21 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 297 ( 4 . 45 ), 286 ( sh , 4 . 67 ), 272 ( sh , 5 . 01 ), 266 ( 5 . 05 ). 1 h - nmr (( d 6 ) dmso ): 9 . 1 - 8 . 0 ( m , 3 nh , 3 h — c ( 8 ), 3 h — c ( 2 ), 10 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 75 - 7 . 15 ( m , 8 h of fmoc , 10 h m to no 2 , 12 h of meotr ); 6 . 78 ( d , 2 h o to meo ); 6 . 19 - 6 . 01 ( m , 3 h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 73 , 5 . 45 , 5 . 32 ( m , 3 h — c ( 2 ′)); 5 . 0 ( m , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 4 . 6 - 4 . 1 ( m , 3 h — c ( 4 ′), 5 och 2 ch 2 , h — c ( 9 )( fmoc ), ch 2 o ( fmoc ), 4 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 76 ( s , meo ); 3 . 45 , 3 . 3 ( 2m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 25 - 2 . 95 ( m , 5 och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 8 - 1 . 9 ( m , 6 h — c ( 3 ′), 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 1 . 7 - 1 . 3 ( m , 3 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ). anal . calc . for c 114 h 109 n 21 o 33 p 2 ( 2363 . 19 ): c 57 . 94 , h 4 . 65 , n 12 . 44 ; found : c 57 . 71 , h 4 . 69 , n 12 . 27 . as described in preparation 4 , with tetradecanoic acid ( 38 mg , 0 . 165 mmol ), totu ( 54 mg , 0 . 165 mmol ), and n - methylmorpholine ( 17 mg , 0 . 165 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 1 . 5 ml ; 1 h ). deblocking of 21 ( 354 mg , 0 . 15 mmol ) with 3 % piperidine in abs . dmf ( 2 ml ; 10 min ) and addition of the above - mentioned soln . ( r . t ., 3 h ), more preactivated tetradecanoic acid ( 38 mg , 0 . 165 mmol ), totu ( 54 mg , 0 . 165 mmol ), and n - methylmorpholine ( 17 mg , 0 . 165 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 1 . 5 ml ; 1 . 5 h ). workup with acoet ( 100 ml ) and nahco 3 soln . ( 2 × 50 ml ), reextraction , and purification by fc ( 2 ×, silica gel , 12 × 3 cm , chcl 3 , then chcl 3 / meoh 98 : 2 , 97 : 3 , 96 : 4 , 95 : 5 ) gave 257 mg ( 73 %) of 22 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 272 ( sh , 4 . 92 ), 267 ( 4 . 95 ), 239 ( sh , 4 . 60 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 8 . 65 - 8 . 0 ( m , 3 h — c ( 8 ), 3 h — c ( 2 ), 10 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 5 - 7 . 15 ( m , 10 h m to no 2 , 12 h of meotr ); 6 . 78 ( d , 2 h o to meo ); 6 . 21 - 5 . 98 ( m , 3 h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 75 - 5 . 25 ( m , 3 h — c ( 2 ′)); 4 . 65 - 4 . 1 ( m , 3 h — c ( 4 ′), 5 och 2 ch 2 , 4 h — c ( 5 ′), nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 3 . 78 ( s , meo ); 3 . 7 - 0 . 85 ( m , 2 h — c ( 5 ′), 5 och 2 ch 2 , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , 6 h — c ( 3 ′), me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ). anal . calc . for c 113 h 125 n 21 o 32 p 2 ( 2351 . 31 ): c 57 . 72 , h 5 . 36 , n 12 . 51 ; found : c 57 . 58 , h 5 . 43 , n 12 . 51 . as described in preparation 4 , with cholic acid ( 67 mg , 0 . 165 mmol ), totu ( 54 mg , 0 . 165 mmol ) and n - methylmorpholine ( 17 mg , 0 . 165 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 1 . 5 ml ; 1 h ). deblocking of 21 ( 354 mg , 0 . 15 mmol ) with 3 % piperidine in abs . dmf ( 2 ml ; 10 min ) and addition of the above - mentioned soln . ( r . t ., 3h ), more pre - activated cholic acid ( 34 mg , 82 . 5 μmol ), totu ( 27 mg , 82 . 5 μmol ), and n - methylmorpholine ( 9 mg , 82 . 5 μmol ) in abs . dmf ( 1 ml ; 1 . 5 h ). workup with chcl 3 ( 100 ml ) and nahco 3 soln . ( 50 ml ), reextraction and purification by fc ( several times , silica gel , chcl 3 , then chcl 3 / meoh 98 : 2 , 93 : 7 , 90 : 10 , 85 : 15 ) gave 260 mg ( 69 %) of 23 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 272 ( sh , 4 . 90 ), 267 ( 4 . 94 ) 240 ( sh . 4 . 58 ). anal . calc . for c 123 h 137 n 21 o 35 p 2 ( 2531 . 51 ): c 58 . 36 , h 5 . 45 , n 11 . 62 ; found : c 58 . 35 , h 5 . 7 , n 10 . 91 . a mixture of 22 ( 80 mg , 34 μmol ) in ch 2 cl 2 / meoh 4 : 1 ( 4 ml ) containing 2 % tsoh . h 2 o was stirred at r . t . for 20 min . then the mixture was diluted with chcl 3 ( 30 ml ) and washed with sat . nahco 3 soln . ( 2 × 10 ml ), the aq . phase reextracted with chcl 3 , and the combined org . layer dried ( mgso 4 ) and evaporated . the crude product was diluted with a small amount of chcl 3 and precipitated from et 2 o ( 15 ml ), centrifugated , and dried . for further deblocking , the precipitate was co - evaporated twice with abs . pyridine , then 0 . 5 m dbu in abs . pyridine was added and the mixture stirred at r . t . for 2 d . then acoh ( 60 mg , 1 mmol ) was added , the mixture evaporated and co - evaporated with abs . dioxane , and the product precipitated from dioxane / et 2 o 1 : 3 , washed , and centrifugated several times with dioxane / et 2 o : 35 mg of 24 ( 882 oc ). colorless powder . hplc ( 0 - 100 % mecn ( 0 - 20 min ) in 0 . 1m ( et 3 nh ) oac buffer ( ph 7 )); t r 14 . 94 min . as described in example 2 with 23 ( 90 mg , 36 μmol ) and ch 2 cl / meoh 4 : 1 containing 2 % tsoh h 2 o ( 4 ml ; 20 min ). workup with chcl 3 ( 30 ml ) and sat . nahco 3 soln . ( 2 × 10 ml ), reextraction , and precipitation from et 2 o ( 15 ml ) gave a colorless powder . treatment with 0 . 5m dbu in abs . pyridine ( 1 ml ; 2d ) and acoh ( 60 mg , 1 mmol ), workup with abs . dioxane , and precipitation with abs . mecn / et 2 o gave 45 mg of 25 ( 965 od ). colorless powder . hplc ( 0 - 100 % mecn ( 0 - 20 min ) in 0 . 1m ( et 3 nh ) oac buffer ( ph 7 )); t r 11 . 81 min . for acid - activation , a mixture of folic acid ( 3 × 44 mg , 0 . 1 mmol ), edc ( 3 × 23 mg , 0 . 12 mmol ), and dmap ( 3 × 15 mg , 0 . 12 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 3 × 2 . 5 ml ) was kept at r . t . for 3 h . trimer 21 ( 115 mg , 0 . 05 mmol ) was treated with a soln . of 3 % piperidine in abs . dmf ( 2 ml ; 15 min ) and then evaporated . the above - mentioned soln . was added in 3 portions within 3 h and further stirred for 1 h at r . t ., then the mixture was evaporated . the residue was treated with et 2 o / ch 2 cl 2 and the yellow residue washed and centrifugated with ch 2 cl 2 and et 2 o . then the residue was co - evaporated with abs . pyridine and dissolved in abs . pyridine ( 5 ml ). dbu ( 380 mg , 2 . 5 mmol ) was added and the mixture stirred at r . t . for 18 h . then acoh ( 300 mg , 5 mmol ) was added , the mixture evaporated and the residue treated with 80 % acoh / h 2 o ( 10 ml , 17 h ). the mixture was centrifugated , the supernatant evaporated , and the residue treated with mecn . the obtained yellow crude product ( 27 mg ) was purified by prep . hplc ( lichrospher 100 rp 18 , 10 μm , 25 × 2 cm , 10 % mecn ( 0 - 5 min ), 10 - 35 % mecn ( 5 - 40 ), 35 - 50 % ( 40 - 45 min ), 50 % mecn ( 45 - 50 min ) in 0 . 1 m ( et 3 nh ) oac buffer ( ph 7 ), 7 ml / min ): 9 mg ( 228 od ) of 26 . yellow powder . hplc ( 0 - 50 % mecn ( 2 - 32 min ) in 0 . 1 m ( et 3 nh ) oac buffer ( ph 7 )): t r 16 . 00 min . fab - ms ( matrix glycerol / 3 - nitrobenzyl alcohol 1 : 1 ): ( mh + ; calc . 1414 . 5 ). as described in preparation 2 , with 3 ′- deoxy - n 6 -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenylyl -{ 2 ′} o p -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethyl ]}→ 5 ′} 3 ′- deoxy - n 6 -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenylyl -{ 2 ′-{ o p -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethyl ]} 5 ′}- 3 ′- deoxy - n 6 , 2 ′- o - bis [ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenosine ( 27 ; 2 . 533 g , 1 . 3 mmol ) [ 20 ], 3 ( 505 mg , 1 . 43 mmol ), edc ( 274 mg , 1 . 43 mmol ), dmap ( 175 mg , 1 . 43 mmol ), and ch 2 cl 2 ( 18 ml ; 2 . 5 h ), then more 3 ( 124 mg , 0 . 35 mmol ), ecd ( 67 mg , 0 . 35 mmol ), and dmap ( 43 mg , 0 . 35 mmol ; 3 h ). workup with ch 2 cl 2 ( 200 ml ) and 10 % citric acid soln . ( 100 ml ), reextraction , sat . nahco 3 soln . ( 100 ml ), reextraction and purification by fc ( silica gel , chcl 3 + 3 % meoh gave 2 . 347 g ( 79 %) of 28 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 298 ( sh , 4 . 46 ), 285 ( sh , 4 . 71 ), 272 ( sh , 5 . 01 ), 267 ( 5 . 06 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 8 : 65 - 8 . 0 ( m , 3 h — c ( 8 ), 3 h — c ( 2 ), 12 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 75 - 7 . 2 ( m , 8 h of fmoc , 12 h m to no 2 ); 6 . 15 - 5 . 98 ( m , 3 h —( 1 ′)); 5 . 7 - 5 . 15 ( m , 3 h — c ( 2 ′)); 4 . 65 - 4 . 05 ( m , nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , 3 h — c ( 4 ′), 6 och 2 ch 2 , h — c ( 9 )( fmoc ), ch 2 o ( fmoc ), 6 h — c ( 5 ′)); 3 . 2 - 2 . 9 ( m , 6 och 2 ch 2 , 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 2 . 7 ( m , h — c ( 3 ′)); 2 . 4 - 2 . 1 ( m , 5 h — c ( 3 ′), 1 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 1 . 65 - 1 . 25 ( m , 3 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ). anal . calc . for c 103 h 100 n 22 o 36 p 2 ( 2284 . 00 ): c 54 . 17 , h 4 . 41 , n 13 . 49 ; found : c 54 . 25 , h 4 . 53 , n 13 . 03 . 3 ′- deoxy - n 6 -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ]- 5 ′- o -[ 6 -( tetradecanoylamino ) hexanoyl ] adenylyl - 2 ′-{ o p -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethyl )}→ 5 ′} 3 ′- deoxy - n 6 -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenylyl -{ 2 ′-{ o p -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethyl }→ 5 ′}- 3 ′- deoxy - n 6 , 2 ′- o - bis [ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenosine ( 29 ). as described in preparation 4 , with tetradecanoic acid ( 40 mg , 0 . 176 mmol ), totu ( 56 mg , 0 . 176 mmol ), and n - methylmorpholine ( 18 mg , 0 . 176 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 1 . 5 ml ; 1 h ). deblocking of 28 ( 265 mg , 0 . 16 mmol ) with 3 % piperidine in abs . dmf ( 4 ml ; 15 min ) and addition of the above - mentioned soln . ( r . t ., 1 . 5 h ), more pre - activated tetradecanoic acid ( 40 mg , 0 . 176 mmol ), totu ( 58 mg , 0 . 176 mmol ), and n - methylmorpholine ( 18 mg , 0 . 176 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 1 . 5 ml ; 1 . 5 h ). workup with chcl 3 ( 100 ml ) and nahco 2 soln . ( 50 ml ), reextraction , and purification by fc ( 2 ×, silica gel , 13 . 5 × 2 cm , chcl 3 , then chcl 3 / meoh 96 : 4 , 94 : 6 ) gave 272 mg ( 75 %) of 29 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 272 ( sh , 4 . 96 ), 267 ( 4 . 99 ). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ): 9 . 15 - 8 . 05 ( m , 3 nh ( ade ), 3 h — c ( 8 ), 3 h — c ( 2 ), 12 h o to no 2 ); 7 . 5 - 7 . 2 ( m , 12 h m to no 2 ); 6 . 15 - 5 . 95 ( m , 3 h — c ( 1 ′)); 5 . 7 - 5 . 25 ( m , 3 h ( 2 ′)); 4 . 65 - 4 . 1 ( m , 3 h — c ( 4 ′), 6 och 2 ch 2 , 6 h — c ( 5 ′), nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co ); 3 . 3 - 3 . 0 ( m , 6 och 2 ch 2 , 4 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5co ); 3 . 0 - 2 . 0 ( m , 6 h — c ( 3 ′), 1 ch 2 of me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 1 . 7 - 1 . 2 ( m , 3 ch 2 of nh ( ch 2 ) 5 co , 10 ch 2 of me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ); 0 . 87 ( t , me ( ch 2 ) 12 co ). anal . calc . for c 102 h 116 n 22 o 35 p 2 ( 2272 . 12 ): c 53 . 92 , h 5 . 15 , n 13 . 56 ; found : c 53 . 72 , h 5 . 19 , n 13 . 41 . 3 ′- dexoy - n 6 -[ 2 ( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ]- 5 ′- o -{ 6 -[( 3α , 7α , 12α - trihydrox - 5β - cholan - 24 - oyl ) amino ]- hexanoyl } adenylyl -{ 2 ′-{ o p [ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethyl ]}→ 5 ′}- 3 ′- deoxy - n 6 -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenylyl -{ 2 ′- o p -[ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethyl ]}→ 5 ′}- 3 ′- deoxy - n 6 , 2 ′- o - bis [ 2 -( 4 - nitrophenyl ) ethoxycarbonyl ] adenosine ( 30 ). as described in preparation 4 , with cholic acid ( 54 mg , 0 . 132 mmol ), totu ( 43 mg , 0 . 132 mmol ), and n - methylmorpholine ( 14 mg , 0 . 132 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 1 . 5 ml ; 1 h ). deblocking of 28 ( 275 mg . 0 . 12 ( mmol ) with 3 % piperidine in abs . dmf ( 2 ml ; 20 min ) and addition of the above - mentioned soln . ( r . t ., 1 . 5 h ), more preactivated cholic acid ( 54 mg , 0 . 132 mmol ), totu ( 43 mg ; 0 . 132 mmol ), and n - methylmorpholine ( 14 mg , 0 . 132 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 1 ml ; 1 . 5 h ). workup with chcl 3 ( 100 ml ) and nahco 3 soln . ( 50 ml ), reextraction , and purification by fc ( several times , silica gel , chcl 3 , then chcl 3 / meoh 95 : 5 , 90 : 5 , 85 : 15 ) gave 195 mg ( 69 %) of 30 . amorphous solid . uv ( ch 2 cl 2 ): 272 ( sh , 4 . 96 ), 268 ( 4 . 99 ). anal . calc . for c 112 h 128 n 22 o 38 p 2 ( 2452 . 32 ): c 54 . 68 , h 5 . 26 , n 12 . 57 ; found : c 55 . 17 , h 5 . 51 , n 11 . 86 . trimer 29 ( 85 mg , 37 μmol ) was first co - evaporated with abs . pyridine . then 0 . 5 m dbu in abs . pyridine ( 1 . 3 ml ) was added and the mixture stirred at r . t . for 2 d . then acoh ( 80 mg , 1 . 3 mmol ) was added , the mixture evaporated and co - evaporated with abs . dioxane , and the product precipitated from dioxane / et 2 o 1 : 3 , washed , and centrifugated with dioxane / et 2 o : 45 mg of 31 ( 1166 od ). colorless powder . hplc ( 0 - 100 % mecn ( 0 - 20 min ) in 0 . 1 m ( et 3 nh ) oac buffer ( ph 7 )): t r 14 . 98 min . as described in example 4 , with 30 ( 50 mg , 20 , mol ), 0 . 5 m dbu in abs . pyridine ( 0 . 8 ml ; r . t . ; 2 d ), and acoh ( 60 mg , 1 mmol ). workup with abs . dioxane , precipitation with abs . mecn , and washing with abs . mecn and et 2 o : 32 mg of 32 ( 639 od ). colorless powder . hplc ( 0 - 100 % mecn ( 0 - 20 min ) in 0 . 1 m ( et 3 nh ) oac buffer ( ph 7 )); t r 11 . 75 min . as described in example 3 , with folic acid ( 3 × 44 mg , 0 . 1 mmol ). ecd ( 3 × 23 mg , 0 . 12 mmol ), and dmap ( 3 × 15 mg , 0 . 12 mmol ) in abs . dmf ( 3 × 2 . 5 ml ; r . t ., 3 h ). deblocking of trimer 28 ( 111 mg , 0 . 05 mmol ) with 3 % piperidine in abs . dmf ( 2 ml ; 15 min ) and addition of the above - mentioned soln . ( 3 portions within 4 h ). workup with et 2 o / ch 2 cl 2 , then washing and centrifugation with ch 2 cl 2 and et 2 o , further deblocking by dbu treatment ( 380 mg , 2 . 5 mmol ) in abs . pyridine ( 5 ml ; 18 h ), addition of acoh ( 300 mg , 5 mmol ), evaporation , and treatment with 80 % acoh / h 2 o ( 10 ml , 17 h ). the mixture was centrifugated and the supernatant evaporated and treated with mecn : yellow powder ( 19 mg ). purification by prep . hplc ( lichrospher 100 rp18 , 10 μm , 25 × 2 cm , 10 % mecn ( 0 - 5 min ), 10 - 35 % mecn ( 5 - 40 min ), 35 - 50 % mecn ( 40 - 45 min ), 50 % mecn ( 45 - 50 min ) in 0 . 1 m ( et 3 nh ) oac buffer ( ph 7 ), 7 ml / min ): 43 od of 33 . yellow amorphous solid . hplc ( 0 - 50 % mecn ( 0 - 20 min ), 50 - 75 % mecn ( 20 - 25 min ) in 0 . 1 m ( et 3 nh ) oac buffer ( ph 7 )): t r 11 . 86 min . fab - ms ( matrix glycerol / 3 - nitrobenzyl alcohol 1 : 1 ): 1414 ( mh + ; calc . 1414 . 5 ). the core compounds of the present invention may be 5 ′- monophosphorylated according to the procedure of sambrook et al ., molecular cloning — a laboratory manual , 2 ed ., cold spring harbor laboratory press , pp . 5 . 68 - 5 . 71 ( 1989 ) with atp with t4 polynucleotide kinase . 5 ′- monophosphorylation may be determined by reverse - phase hplc analysis and confirmed by the subsequent hydrolysis of each 5 ′- monophosphate derivative by 5 ′- nucleotidase . yields of phosphorylation range from 15 % to 60 %. in the case where the r 2 groups of all internucleotide bonds ( formula i ) of the molecule comprise oxygen , i . e ., the linkages comprise phosphodiester bonds , the 5 ′- monophosphates are readily prepared by reacting the corresponding unphosphorylated core compound with pocl 3 . the 5 ′- diphosphate and 5 ′- triphosphate of the core compounds of the invention may be prepared by following the procedure of example 7 . all reactions are performed in glassware oven - dried at 125 ° c . for 18 - 24 hr . core compound ( 400 od units at 260 run ) is dissolved in 500 microliters of dry dimethylformamide (“ dmf ”) and dried in vacuo in a 10 ml conical flask at 35 ° c . this process is repeated three times . to the dry residue , 50 micromoles of triphenylphosphine , 100 micromoles of imidazole and 50 micromoles of dipyridinyl disulfide are added . the mixture is dissolved in 500 microliters dry dmf plus 50 microliters of dry dimethylsulfoxide . the solution is stirred with a stirring bar for 2 hr at room temperature . after 2 hr the solution is homogeneous ( after 30 minutes , the solution begins to change to yellow ). the solution is transferred dropwise to 10 ml of a 1 % nai / dry acetone ( w / v ) solution . the clear colorless precipitate which forms is the sodium salt of the 5 ′- phosphoroimidazolidate . the precipitate is centrifuged at room temperature , the supernatant is decanted , and the precipitate is washed three times with 10 ml dry acetone . the centrifuging is repeated . the precipitate is dried over p 2 o 5 in vacuo for 2 hr . the precipitate is dissolved in 200 microliters of freshly prepared 0 . 5 m tributylammonium pyrophosphate in dry dmf . the solution is maintained at room temperature for 18 hr after which time the dmf is removed in vacuo . the residue is dissolved in 0 . 25 m triethylammonium bicarbonate buffer (“ teab ”) ( ph 7 . 5 ). the 5 ′- di and 5 ′- triphosphate products are separated using a deae - sephadex a25 column ( hco 3 - form ; 1 × 20 cm ) with a linear gradient of 0 . 25 m to 0 . 75 m teab . fractions ( 10 ml ) are collected . the product is observed by ultraviolet spectroscopy at 254 nm . the fractions containing the 5 ′- di and 5 ′- triphosphates are separately pooled and dried in vacuo . the teab is removed by repeated addition of water followed by lyophilization . the yield of the 5 ′- diphosphate is about 5 %; the yield of the 5 ′- triphosphate is about 60 %. all references cited with respect to synthetic , preparative and analytical procedures are incorporated by reference . the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and , accordingly , reference should be made to the appended claims , rather than to the foregoing specification , as indication the scope of the invention . c . hörndler , r . j . suhadolnik , n . f . muto , e . e . henderson , m . x . guan , w . pfleiderer , helv . chim . acta 1997 , 80 , in press . b . r . g . williams , r . r . golger , r . e . brown , c . s . gilbert , i . m . kerr , nature 1979 , 282 , 582 . a . g . hovanessian , j . interferon res . 1991 , 11 , 199 . h . c . schröder , r . j . suhadolnik , w . pfleiderer , r . charubala , w . e . g . müller , int . j . biochem . 1992 , 24 , 55 . 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