Efficient synthesis of 3-cyanovinylcarbazole-1′-β-deoxyriboside-5′-triphosphate: a reversible photo-cross-linking probe

We describe an efficient synthesis of 3-cyanovinylcarbazole-1′-β-deoxyriboside-5′-triphosphate containing light-responsive artificial nucleobase 3-cyanovinylcarbazole, which can be used as a reversible photo-cross-linking probe with nucleic acid compounds for various biological applications. A three-step synthesis of 3-cyanovinylcarbazole-1′-β-deoxyriboside starting from 3-cyanovinylcarbazole, followed by ‘one-pot, three-step’ procedure is presented to accomplish the title compound 3-cyanovinylcarbazole-1′-β-deoxyriboside-5′-triphosphate in good yields.