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organic compounds
The structure of the P212121 form of 2'-deoxycytidine-N3-cyanoborane, C10H15BN4O4, has been determined. The sugar is in the 2E puckering mode and the C5'-O5' bond has a tg conformation while the relative orientation of the sugar and the base remains anti.