ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 19, Number 2
JKCSEZ 19(2)
April 20, 1975 

The 4'-thio analogs of the 5-bromo-and 5-iodo-pyrimidine nucleosides were prepared by condensation of 2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-4-thio-α,β-D-ribofuranosyl chloride with the chloromercury derivatives of 5-halogeno-2,4-bis(trimethylsiloxy)pyrimidine, followed by the removal of the protecting groups. Although the biological activities of the 4'-thio derivatives are not greatly different from the corresponding 4'-oxygen analogs in this preliminary test, the fact that the 4'-thio analogs have comparableihigh activities, is of interest, and indicates the value of further biochemical examinations.