Larger laboratory scale synthesis of 5-methyluridine and formal synthesis of its L-enantiomer

Abstract

A larger laboratory scale synthesis (>60 g per run) of 5-methyluridine is presented. The critical intermediate 1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-ribofuranose was prepared from very cheap D-glucose via D-allose. Its L-enantiomer was obtained from L-arabinose via L-glucose, and also from L-xylose.