Synthesis of 4′-thiocordycepin
Abstract
4′-Thiocordycepin [9-(3-deoxy-4-thio-β-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)adenine], an analogue of the nucleoside antibiotic cordycepin, has been synthesised by a route involving addition of the pseudohalogen iodine nitrate to an unsaturated sugar.