GEORGE .IUST, MOHABIR RAMJEESINGH, and TENG JIAM LIAK. Can. J. Chem. 54, 2940Chem. 54, (1976. The nrnr spectra of the two anomers of 1-0-acetyl-3,4-di-0-isopropylidene-2,s-anhydro-D, L-allose (2a, 26) are discussed. The reactions of D,L-3,4-di-0-isopropylidene-2,s-anhydroallose (1) with carbethoxymethylenetriphenylphosphorane, bromocarbethoxymethylenetriphenylphosphorane and ethyl triphenylphosphoranylidene pyruvate to give respectively the olefin derivatives 7, 9, and 10 and an internal Michael addition product 11 are described. From 11, two bis-homo anhydro-C-nucleosides having 6-azauracil (15) and 4-hydroxy-5-carboxarnidopyrazole (19) bases were synthesized. GEORGE JUST, MOHABIR RAMJEESINGH, et TENG JIAM LIAK. Can. J. Chem. 54, 2940Chem. 54, (1976. Les spectres rmn des deux anomkres du 0-acktyl-1 di-0-isopropylidene-3,4 anhydro-2,s D,L-allose (2a, 2b) sont rapport& et discutks. On dhrit aussi les rkactions du di-0-isopropylidkne-3,4 anhydro-2,5 D,L-allose avec le carbCthoxymkthylene triphenylphosphoranne, le bromocarbkthoxymkthylene triphCnylphosphoranne et le triphknylphosphorannylidene pyruvate d'kthyle donnant respectivement les dkrivks olkfiniques 7, 9, 10 et le produit de condensation interne de Michael 11. A partir du compose 11, on a synthCtisC deux bis-homo anhydro-CnuclCosides ayant les bases aza-6 uracile 15 et hydroxy-4 carboxamidopyrazole-5 19.In previous papers (l,2), we reported a synthesis of ~,~-3,4-di-O-i~0pr0pylidene-2,5-anhydroallose (1) and its use for C-nucleoside syntheses. In this paper we wish to present a study of the reactions of D,L-3,4-di-0-isopropylidene-2,5-anhydroallose with Wittig reagents and the syntheses of two bis-homo anhydro-C-nucleosides.In our synthesis of D,L-3,4-di-0-isopropylidene-2,5-anhydroallose, both the a and / 3 anomers were obtained in approximately equal amounts. This conclusion was based on their nmr spectral data in which the anomeric protons of both anomers have different chemical shifts. They appeared at 5.08 and 5.21 ppm and their approximate intensity was half a proton each.It was possible to separate the a and / 3 forms of the acetate derivative (2a, 2b) by thin layer chromatography eluting with ether-hexane (1 :2). The two anomers with Rf = 0.45, mp 64.5-65.6"C, and R, = 0.4, mp 140.5-141.5 "C, had virtually identical infrared and mass spectra but different nmr spectra. Structural assignment of the two anomers were based on their nmr data. Generally for sugars, an equatorial anomeric proton produces a signal at lower field by approximately 25 Hz than an axial proton (3). On this basis, the anomer (Rf = 0.45) with the Can. J. Chem. Downloaded from www.nrcresearchpress.com by 52.36.4.81 on 05/12/18For personal use only.