“…In particular, on the basis that 3'-deoxyribonucleosides exhibit a number of biological activites, e.g., antifungal, antibacterial, antiparasitic, and anticancer activity [9], and a high affinity for adenotin [10][11], we coupled 2,6-dichloro-3-deazapurine (1) with the 3-deoxyribose derivative 2 to obtain compounds of the general formula II.…”