A new class of anomeric spironucleosides

Abstract

A 1,5-hydrogen migration of a conveniently situated alkoxyl radical affords spironucleosides which possess an unusual orthoamide structure at the anomeric position; X-ray crystallography establishes the configuration of the C-1′ position.

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