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The reaction of L-arabinose (I) with acetic anhydride and HBr gives tri-O-acetyl-b-L-arabinopyranosyl bromide (II), which is treated with Zn and Cu-Zn couple in aqueous AcOH to yield 3,4-di-O-acetyl-L-arabinal (III) (1). Reaction of compound (III) with HCl followed by treatment with refluxing methanol affords methyl 3,4-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-L-riboside (IV), which is deacetylated by means of NaOMe in methanol to provide methyl 2-deoxy-L-riboside (V). Reaction of riboside (V) with benzoic acid gives 2-deoxy-L-ribofuranose (VI), which, alternatively, can be obtained directly from diacetate (III) by treatment with aqueous HClO4 in AcOH/Ac2O. Reaction of ribofuranose (VI) with p-toluoyl chloride and methanol gives methyl 3,4-di-O-toluoyl-2-deoxy-L-riboside (VII), which is demethylated with HCl to yield 3,4-di-O-toluoyl-2-deoxy-L-ribose (VIII). Acylation of the ribose (VIII) with Ac2O and pyridine affords 1-O-acetyl-3,4-di-O-toluoyl-2-deoxy-L-ribose (IX), which is treated with HCl to provide the chloro-ribose (X). Condensation of compound (X) with thymine (XI) by means of HgCl2 and CdCO3 gives the acylated thymidine (XII), which is finally deacylated by treatment with NaOMe in methanol.