Studies of nucleosides and nucleotides—LXI : Purine cyclonucleosides 23 synthesis of sulfoxides of adenine s-cyclonucleosides

Abstract

8,2′ - Anhydro - 8 - mercapto - 9 - β - d - arabinofuranosyladenine, 8,3′ - anhydro - 8 - mercapto - 9 - β - d - xylofuranosyladenine and 8,5′ - 8 - mercaptoadenosine were oxidized either with N-bromosuccinimide, t-butyl hypochlorite or performic acid to their 8-sulfoxides. Configuration of sulfoxides were determined to be S in former two cases. In the case of 8,5′-cyclonucleoside, both S- and R-compounds were obtained. UV, NMR and CD spectra of these sulfoxides were recorded.