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Several nucleocyclitols were synthesized in good yield from an inositol epoxide and some activated purine derivatives (adenine, 6-methylmercaptopurine). The reaction was also carried out with other more basic, nitrogen heterocycles such as imidazole and piperidine, although side reactions can then became significant.
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Cadenas et al. (1990) studied this question.
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