phosphoramidites bearing a 2′-C-methyl substituent has been accomplished. These
phosphoramidites were used to incorporate the corresponding 2′-C-methyl nucleotides
into oligonucleotides and to study their effects on duplex thermal stability. Whereas the C2′–
O4′-linked LNA-type derivative induced severe destabilization of duplexes formed with
complementary DNA and RNA, the C3′–O4′-linked derivative induced RNA-selective …