Synthesis of 5-substituted 2'-deoxyuridine-5'-phosphonate analogues and evaluation of their antiviral activity

Abstract

A small series of 5-(hetero)aryl-modified nucleoside phosphonates was synthesized via an 8-step procedure including a Wittig reaction and Suzuki-Miyaura coupling. An unanticipated anomerization during phosphonate deprotection allowed us to isolate both anomers of the 5-substituted 2'-deoxy-uridine phosphonates and assess their antiviral activity against a broad panel of viruses