“…The oxidation of ribo-or 2-hexenepyranosyl nucleosides, with cleavage of the 2 0 -3 0 carbon-carbon bond of the sugar moiety, resulting in dialdehyde formation, is known. 8 The platinum-catalyzed oxidation by air, following the procedure of Moss et al, 9 also failed. Finally, the oxidation of the N 1 -protected 2 0 -deoxyinosine, 5, utilizing the in situgeneration of the N-oxoammonium salt derived from TEMPO 10 and following deprotection with methanolic ammonia, gave key acid 6.…”