Ciba-geigy Corporation

Alain Mesmaeker

Eric K Baylis

Chantal Schmit

Stephen P Collingwood

Anthony D Baxter

Roger J Taylor

A compound of formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a protecting group Q; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 aliphatic radical, a C.sub.6 -C.sub.15 aromatic radical, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloaliphatic radical, a C.sub.7 -C.sub.13 araliphatic radical, an alkali metal ion or an ammonium ion; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen, halogen or hydroxy; R.sup.5 is C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryloxythiocarbonyloxy, the C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl group being unsubstituted or substituted, or R.sup.5.sub.a ; R.sup.5.sub.a is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, hydroxy, --OR.sup.8, --OCOR.sup.8 or silyloxy substituted by three C.sub.1 -C.sub.15 hydrocarbyl groups; R.sup.6 is hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 aliphatic radical, a C.sub.6 -C.sub.15 aromatic radical, a C.sub.7 -C.sub.16 araliphatic radical, --COR.sup.9, --SO.sub.2 R.sup.9 or silyl substituted by three C.sub.1 -C.sub.15 hydrocarbyl groups; R.sup.7 is a monovalent nucleoside base radical, hydroxyl, --OR.sup.8 or --OCOR.sup.8, and R.sup.9 are independently a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 aliphatic radical, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloaliphatic radical, a C.sub.6 -C.sub.15 aromatic radical or a C.sub.7 -C.sub.16 araliphatic radical; or R.sup.5 and the indicated R.sup.6 O-together denote an isopropylidenedioxy group or R.sup.5 and R.sup.7 together denote an isopropylidenedioxy group, provided that when R.sup.5 and R.sup.7 together denote isopropylidenedioxy, R.sup.1 R.sup.2, R.sup.3 R.sup.4 and R.sup.6 are not all hydrogen. The disclosure further relates to a method of preparing the compounds of formula I by reacting a olefinic acetonide with a phosphinate compound and to the use of the compounds of formula I as pharmaceutical agents.

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