Abstract: The present invention discloses novel and improved nucleosidic and nucleotidic compounds that are useful in the light-directed synthesis of oligonucleotides, as well as, methods and reagents for their preparation. These compounds are characterized by novel photolabile protective groups that are attached to either the 5?- or the 3?-hydroxyl group of a nucleoside moiety. The photolabile protective group is comprised of a 2-(2-nitrophenyl)-ethyoxycarbonyl skeleton with at least one substituent on the aromatic ring that is either an aryl, an aroyl, a heteroaryl or an alkoxycarbonyl group. The present invention includes the use of the aforementioned compounds in light-directed oligonucleotide synthesis, the respective assembly of nucleic acid microarrays and their application.

Abstract: The present invention discloses novel and improved nucleosidic and nucleotidic compounds that are useful in the light-directed synthesis of oligonucleotides, as well as, methods and reagents for their preparation. These compounds are characterized by novel photolabile protective groups that are attached to either the 5?- or the 3?-hydroxyl group of a nucleoside moiety. The photolabile protective group is comprised of a 2-(2-nitrophenyl)-ethyoxycarbonyl skeleton with at least one substituent on the aromatic ring that is either an aryl, an aroyl, a heteroaryl or an alkoxycarbonyl group. The present invention includes the use of the aforementioned compounds in light-directed oligonucleotide synthesis, the respective assembly of nucleic acid microarrays and their application.

Abstract: The present invention discloses novel and improved nucleosidic and nucleotidic compounds that are useful in the light-directed synthesis of oligonucleotides, as well as, methods and reagents for their preparation. These compounds are characterized by novel photolabile protective groups that are attached to either the 5′- or the 3′-hydroxyl group of a nucleoside moiety. The photolabile protective group is comprised of a 2-(2-nitrophenyl)-ethyoxycarbonyl skeleton with at least one substituent on the aromatic ring that is either an aryl, an aroyl, a heteroaryl or an alkoxycarbonyl group. The present invention includes the use of the aforementioned compounds in light-directed oligonucleotide synthesis, the respective assembly of nucleic acid microarrays and their application.

Abstract: The invention relates to nucleoside derivatives with photolabile protecting groups of general formula (I) wherein R1 is H, F, Cl, Br, I, or NO2; R2 is H or CN, provided that R1 and R2 are not simultaneously H; R3 is H, 1-4 C alkyl, or phenyl; R4 is H or a conventional functional group for the synthesis of oligonuleotides; R5 is H, OH, halogen or XR6, where X=O or S, and R6 is a conventional nucleotide protecting group; and B is adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, uracil, 2,6-diaminopurin-9-yl, hypoxanthin-9-yl, 5-methylcytosin-1-yl, 5-amino-4-imidazolcarboxamid-1-yl or 5-amino-4-imidazolcarboxamid-3-yl, where, if B is adenine, cytosine or guanine the primary amine functionality, optionally, carries a permanent protecting group. Furthermore, these derivatives may be used for the light-controlled synthesis of oligonucleotides on a DNA chip.

Abstract: The invention relates to nucleoside derivatives with photolabile protecting groups of general formula (I), where R1=H, F, Cl, Br, I, NO2; R2=H, CN, where R1 and R2 are not simultaneously H; R3=H, 1-4 C alkyl, phenyl; R4=H or a conventional functional group for the synthesis of oligonucleotides; R5=H, OH, halogen or XR6, where X=O or S and R6=a conventional nucleotide protecting group; B=adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, uracil, 2,6-diaminopurin-9-yl, hypoxanthin-9-yl, 5-methylcytosin-1-yl, 5-amino-4-imidazolcarboxamid-1-yl or 5-amino-4-imidazolcarboxamid-3-yl, where, if B=adenine, cytosine or guanine the primary amine functionality, optionally, carries a permanent protecting group. Furthermore, these derivatives may be used for the light-controlled synthesis of oligonucleotides on a DNA chip.

Abstract: The invention relates to nucleo-side derivatives with photo-unstable protective groups of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is H, NO.sub.2, CN, OCH.sub.3, halogen, alkyl or alkoxyalkyl with 1 to 4 C atoms, R.sup.2 is H, OCH.sub.3, R.sup.3 is H, F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2 or an aliphatic acyl radical with 2 to 5 C atoms, R.sup.4 is H, halogen, OCH.sub.3, an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 C atoms or a possibly substituted aryl radical, R.sup.5 is H or a conventional functional group for producing oligonucleotides, R.sup.6 is H, OH, halogen or XR.sup.8, where X is O or S and R.sup.8 is a conventional protective group in nucleotide chemistry, B is adenine, cytosin, guanine, thymine, uracil, 2,6-diaminopurin-9-yl, hypoxanthin-9-yl, 5-methylcytosin-1-yl, 5-amino-4-imidazol carboxylic acid amid-1-yl or 5-amino-4-imidazol carboxylic acid amide-3-yl, where, if B is adenine, cytosin or guanine, the primary amino function may have a permanent protective group.