An approach to DNA fragment synthesis from unprotected nucleoside.

Oligodeoxynucleotides have been synthesized from unprotected nucleoside by use of morpholinophosphordichloridite as a phosphorylating reagent. This procedure consists of three (in situ) steps; the reaction of 5'-O-protected deoxynucleotide with morpholinophosphordichloridite, the reaction of the resulting on active mononucleotide derivative with the second nucleoside, non-aqueous oxidation, and then removal of amino moiety at phosphate diester linkage.