Transition Metal‐Catalyzed C–H Functionalization of Nucleoside Bases

Chapter 15 Transition Metal-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization of Nucleoside Bases Yong Liang, Yong Liang Department of Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USSearch for more papers by this authorStanislaw F. Wnuk, Stanislaw F. Wnuk Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USSearch for more papers by this author Yong Liang, Yong Liang Department of Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USSearch for more papers by this authorStanislaw F. Wnuk, Stanislaw F. Wnuk Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy, Tharmalingam PunniyamurthySearch for more papers by this authorAnil Kumar, Anil KumarSearch for more papers by this author First published: 25 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119774167.ch15 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract The chapter describes the functionalization of pyrimidine and purine nucleosides by direct C–H bond activation in nucleobases. The chapter is organized by the position of the C–H bond in the heterocyclic rings. 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