Meillon J C, Griffe L, Storer R, Gosselin G
Laboratoire Coopératif Idenix-CNRS, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids. 2005;24(5-7):695-9. doi: 10.1081/ncn-200060271.
2-Methyl-2-cyclopentene-1-one was used as starting material in a novel route toward 2'-branchedcarbocyclic nucleosides. This methodology was efficiently adapted to the preparation of 4'-epicarbocycles. A series of this new class of molecules was synthesized as potential antiviral compounds.