3 ,5 -O-Bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-8-fluoro-N-2-isobutyryl-2 -deoxyguanosine was synthesized from 3 ,5 -O-bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-2-isobutyryl-2 -deoxyguanosine by the treatment with N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide. A similar fluorination reaction with 3 ,5 -O-bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-2-(N,N-dimethylformamidine)-2 -deoxyguanosine, however, failed to give the corresponding fluorinated product. It was found that 8-fluoro-N-2-isobutyryl-2 -deoxyguanosine is labile under acidic conditions, but sufficiently stable in dichloroacetic acid used in solid phase synthesis. Incorporation of 8-fluoro-N-2-isobutyryl-2 -deoxyguanosine into oligonucleotides through the phosphoramidite chemistry-based solid phase synthesis failed to give the desired products. Furthermore, treatment of 8-fluoro-N-2-isobutyryl-2 -deoxyguanosine with aqueous ammonium hydroxide did not give 8-fluoro-2 -deoxyguanosine, but led to the formation of a mixture consisting of 8-amino-N-2-isobutyryl-2 -deoxyguanosine and C8:5 -O-cyclo-2 -deoxyguanosine. Taken together, an alternative N-protecting group and possibly modified solid phase synthetic cycle conditions will be required for the incorporation of 8-fluoro-2 -deoxyguanosine into oligonucleotides through the phosphoramidite chemistry-based solid phase synthesis.