Fluorine-containing uridine derivative and preparation and use thereof

Abstract

A fluorine-containing uridine derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is lower acyl, fluorine-containing lower acyl or fluorine-containing lower alkyl; and X is hydrogen or hydroxyl, which is prepared by a process which comprises fluorinating 2', 3'-O-isopropylideneuridine with fluorine in a solvent selected from the group consisting of lower carboxylic acids, fluorine-containing lower carboxylic acids and fluorine-containing lower alcohols, and is converted to a 5-fluorouridine derivative of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R and X are as defined above by reacting the fluorine-containing uridine derivative of the formula (I) with a base in an organic solvent at a temperature of 0.degree. to 80.degree. C.

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