Takahiko Akiyama

Various kinds of 5'-O-unsaturated acyl 5-fluorouridines were synthesized to obtain 5-fluorouridine derivatives with low toxicity and high antitumor activity. Antitumor activity of the compounds against L-1210 leukemia in mice was examined, and the 5'-O-4-opentenoyl derivative showed the highest antitumor activity.

In the presence of a chiral diamine, the magnesium salt of tolyl sulfone reacts with acetone at the α-carbon to afford the corresponding β-hydroxy adduct in good optical purity.

α-Phenylthio-α,β-unsaturated ketones are prepared in fairly good yields on treatment of α-sulfinyl ketone with stannous triflate. α-Phenylthio-α,β-unsaturated cyanides are also prepared from α-sulfinyl cyanides according to the similar procedure.