Abstract
Phosphoramidites are first synthesized from suitably protected 7‐deazapurine 2′‐deoxyribonuclosides that have halogen or alkynyl subsituents at the 7 position. Oligonucleotides containing 7‐deazapurines (pyrrolo[2,3‐d]pyrimidines) in place of the canonical nucleobases are then prepared by solid‐phase synthesis. These oligonucleotides are subsequently allowed to hybridize, and the stabilities of the resulting duplexes are determined. Comparison of Tm values indicates that the presence of 7‐halo or 7‐alkynyl substituents increases duplex stability relative to duplexes involving oligonucleotides that contain the corresponding parent purines.

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