2,6-Dichloropurine-9-β-D-riboside is a building block.1,2 It has been used in the synthesis of photoaffinity probes for nucleotide binding sites in proteins.
1.Wower, J., Hixson, S.S., Sylvers, L.A., et al.Synthesis of 2,6-diazido-9-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)purine 3',5'-bisphosphate: Incorporation into transfer RNA and photochemical labeling of Escherichia coli ribosomesBioconjug. Chem.5(2)158-161(1994) 2.Seiter, M.S., Bauer, M.P., Bogel, P.D., et al.Synthesis of novel spin-labeled photoaffinity derivatives of NAD+ and ATP and their characterization as coenzymes and substrates of several enzymesSynthesis2269-273(1996)