Synthesis of Racemic 9-(6- and 2,6-Substituted 9H-Purin-9-yl)-5-oxatricyclo[4.2.1.03,7]nonane-3-methanols, Novel Conformationally Locked Carbocyclic Nucleosides
(1R*,3R*,6R*,7S*,9S*)- and (1R*,3R*,6R*,7S*,9R*)-9-Amino-5-oxatricyclo[4.2.1.03,7]nonane-3-methanols (16aand17a) were prepared from 2-(hydroxymethyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-methanol (10) in five easy steps. The amines16aand17awere used to construct 6-chloro-9H-purine20and21, 2-amino-6-chloro-9H-purine30and31, and 6-chloro-8-methyl-9H-purine analogues34and35. Ammonolysis of these compounds led to 6-amino-9H-purine22aand23a, 2,6-diamino-9H-purine32and33, and 6-amino-8-methyl-9H-purine derivatives of 5-oxatricyclo[4.2.1.03,7]nonane-3-methanol36and37. (1R*,3R*,6R*,7S*,9S*)- and (1R*,3R*,6R*,7S*,9R*)-9-[6-(Dimethylamino)-9H-purin-9-yl]-5-oxatricyclo[4.2.1.03,7]nonane-3-methanols (22band23b), and (1R*,3R*,6R*,7S*,9S*)- and (1R*,3R*,6R*,7S*,9R*)-9-[6-(cyclopropylamino)-9H-purin-9-yl]-5-oxatricyclo[4.2.1.03,7]nonane-3-methanols (22cand23c) were prepared by aminolysis of20and21.