Abstract: The novel 5'-deoxy-5-fluorocytidine derivatives of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen or an easily hydrolyzable radical under physiological conditions, with the proviso that, at least one or R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is an easily hydrolyzable radical under physiological conditions,as well as hydrates of solvates of these compounds have antitumor properties. They can be prepared from compounds of formula I, wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or an amino-protecting radical and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen or a hydroxy-protecting radical or taken together are a cyclic hydroxy-protecting radical.

Abstract: Antivirally active compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydroxy, acyloxy derived from an aliphatic acid having 2-18 carbon atoms or a heterocyclic carboxylic acid containing nitrogen atom(s), lower alkoxycarbonyloxy, aminoacyloxy or carboxyalkanoyloxy;R.sup.2 represents lower alkoxy;R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or lower alkoxy; andR.sup.4 represents phenyl which may be substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, benzyloxy, allyloxy, alkylthio, dialkylamino, amino, cyano, hydroxy, halo and alkylenedioxy; or pyridyl, furyl, thienyl or pyrrolyl which may be substituted by lower alkyl,pharmaceutical compositions containing them and a process for the preparation of those compounds of formula I which are novel.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a process for the manufacture of optically active .alpha.-hydroxycarboxylic acids, especially a process for the manufacture of optically pure D- or L-.alpha.-hydroxycarboxylic acids.