“….15.3. Materials 2 -Deoxyguanosine (S.1c; Yamasa Shoyu) Pyridine (anhydrous, dried over 4-• A molecular sieves, distilled from CaH 2 ) Methanol (MeOH; Wako, anhydrous, dried over 4-• A molecular sieves) Argon source N,N-Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (Tokyo Kasei Co. Ltd.; http://www.tokyokasei.co.jp/) 4,4 -Dimethoxytrityl chloride (DMTr-Cl) Chloroform (CHCl 3 ) Brine (saturated aqueous NaCl) Sodium sulfate (Na 2 SO 4 , anhydrous) Diisopropyl ether Ammonium hydroxide Silica gel (Wakogel C-200, 75 to 150 µm) Hexane Toluene (anhydrous, dried over 4-• A molecular sieves) Dichloromethane (CH 2 Cl 2 , anhydrous, dried over 4-• A molecular sieves) Diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA, anhydrous, dried over CaH 2 , distilled from CaH 2 ) 2-Cyanoethoxy-(N,N-diisopropylamino)chlorophosphine (synthesized as describedinNagai et al, 1989;Tanimura et al, 1989) Triethylamine (Wako, distilled from CaH 2 ) 100-and 200-mL round-bottom flasks with argon-filled balloon Rotary evaporator and vacuum pump Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) silica plates (Kieselgel 60 F 254 ; 0.2 mm thick;…”