A new approach for syntheses of 2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-dehydronucleosides using 2,2-difluoro-1,3-dimethylimidazolidine (DFI) as a dehydrating reagent.

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Catalysis Science Laboratory, Mitsui Chemicals Inc., Sodegaura-shi, Chiba, Japan.

Published: December 2003

We found that 2,2-difluoro-1,3-dimethylimidazolidine (DFI) is useful for not only fluorination but also dehydrating reactions. This dehydrating ability of DFI was applied to the syntheses of dihydrofurans (2) that are possible starting materials for various anticancer or antiviral drugs.

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