Ash Stevens, Inc.

Maurice P LaMontagne

Anica Markovac

A process for the preparation of 2-fluoro-9- (2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl)adenine (I) is described. The process involves reacting a protected 2-fluoro adenine with a protected chlorosugar under controlled conditions of temperature (80-85.degree. C.) to produce (I), rather than using a process involving fluorinating a 2-substituted nucleoside precursor of (I).

2-fluoro-9-trimethylsilyladenine

A process for the preparation of 2-amino-9-(2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl) adenine (V) is described. The process uses a protected 2,6-di(tri-alkylsilylamino)-9-trialkylsilylpurine (II) which is reacted with protected chlorosugar 2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-1-chloro-D-arabinofuranose (III) and then the protection groups are removed from the 2 and 6 positions. The process provides a 9-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-2-fluoroadenine (VII) which is an antileukenine drug.

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Maurice P LaMontagne