Published March 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

An improved synthesis of [5'-3H]-3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine, tritiated Zidovudine

  • 1. Burroughs Wellcome Co., Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Wellcome Research Labs.

Description

[5'-3H]-3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine (3) was prepared at a specific activity of 14.0 Ci/mmol by a two-step synthetic sequence involving controlled oxidation of the unlabelled compound (1) to the 5'-aldehyde (2) followed by reduction with [3H]-NaBH4. Purification was performed by preparative TLC. The radiochemical purity was 99.2%. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
J. Labelled Compd. Radiopharm.
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
3
Series
J. Labelled Compd. Radiopharm.
Journal Page Range
277-280
ISSN
0362-4803
CODEN
JLCRD