1983 年 31 巻 9 号 p. 3104-3112
A stereoselective photoaddition of methanol to nebularine and 2', 3', 5'-tri-O-acetylnebularine was investigated. The absolute stereochemistry of the nebularine-methanol photoadduct (2a), a potential transition-state analog of adenosine deaminase, was determined to be 6 (S) by X-ray analysis. The addition site of methanol on the purine ring was also chemically demonstrated to be at C (6).