Extension of the 5-alkynyluridine side chain via C–C-bond formation in modified organometallic nucleosides using the Nicholas reaction

• Renata Kaczmarek,
• Dariusz Korczyński,
• James R. Green and
• Roman Dembinski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1–8, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.1

• hexacarbonyl complexes; Nicholas reaction; nucleosides; propargyl cation; Introduction Nucleoside analogs are molecules of high pharmacological interest for the treatment of various conditions, especially cancer and viral diseases [1][2][3][4][5]. The substitution at C-5 of the uracil nucleobase provides a

• confirmed that the Nicholas reaction can be carried out in a nucleoside presence, leading to a divergent synthesis of novel metallo-nucleosides enriched with alkene, arene, arylketo, and heterocyclic functions, in the deoxy and ribo series. Keywords: alkynes; 5-alkynyluridines; C–C-bond formation; dicobalt