Abstract
The iminodiacetic acid and aminodiethanol moieties are known for their ability to generate with boronic acids bicyclic structures having a strong intramolecular N-B coordination. We describe here the convergent synthesis of 3'-deoxy-3'-iminodiacetic acid and 3'-deoxy-3'-aminodiethanol thymidine analogues. The abilities of these compounds to form boronate complexes with aliphatic or aromatic boronic acids were established by 1D and 2D H-1 and C-13 NMR. Moreover, conformational analysis of the newly synthesized compounds revealed a marked preference for an N-type sugar puckering.