5-Iodo-2′-Deoxyuridine: Relation of Structure to Its Antiviral Activity

Abstract

The crystal and molecular structure of 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine has been determined by x-ray diflraction methods. The most interesting feature of the structure is an unusually short intermolecular distance between the iodine and oxygen of a carbonyl group; this type of bonding may be the molecular basis for the antiviral activity. a different crystal structure.