A chemoenzymatic procedure is described for the synthesis of 3‘- and 5‘-carbazoyl nucleoside
derivatives 12a,b, 13a,b, 14b,c, and 30b, and these are prepared for the first time. This process
involves the regioselective enzymatic alkoxycarbonylation of nucleosides and the subsequent
transformation with hydrazine into novel carbazoyl nucleoside derivatives. Taking into account
previously reported data (relative to nucleoside, hydrazone, carbazate, and aryloxyphenoxypropionate derivatives), 3‘-alkylidencarbazoyl 2‘-deoxynucleosides 15a,b−18a,b, 5‘-alkylidencarbazoyl
2‘-deoxynucleosides 19a,b−22a,b, 5‘-alkylidencarbazoyl ribonucleosides of uridine 23c−26c, and
5‘-alkylidencarbazoyl-2‘,3‘-isopropylideneadenosine 31b−34b emerge as interesting targets since
they combine structural features found in both therapeutic nucleoside derivatives and fungicide/herbicide nucleoside analogues.