Crystal structures of the synthetic inter-mediate 3-[(6-chloro-7H-purin-7-yl)meth-yl]cyclo-butan-1-one, and of two oxetanocin derivatives: 3-[(6-chloro-8,9-di-hydro-7H-purin-7-yl)meth-yl]cyclo-butan-1-ol and 3-[(6-chloro-9H-purin-9-yl)meth-yl]cyclo-butan-1-ol.

The crystal structures of an inter-mediate, C(10)H(9)ClN(4)O, 3-[(6-chloro-7H-purin-7-yl)meth-yl]cyclo-butan-1-one (I), and two N-7 and N-9 regioisomeric oxetanocin nucleoside analogs, C(10)H(13)ClN(4)O, 3-[(6-chloro-8,9-di-hydro-7H-purin-7-yl)meth-yl]cyclo-butan-1-ol (II) and C(10)H(11)ClN(4)O, 3-[(6-chloro-9H-purin-9-yl)meth-yl]cyclo-butan-1-ol (IV), are reported. The crystal structures of the nucleoside analogs confirmed the reduction of the N-7- and N-9-substituted cyclo-butano-nes with LiAl(OtBu)(3) to occur with facial selectivity, yielding cis-nucleosides analogs similar to those found in nature. Reduction of the purine ring of the N-7 cyclo-butanone to a di-hydro-purine was observed for compound (II) but not for the purine ring of the N-9 cyclo-butanone on formation of compound (IV). In the crystal of (I), mol-ecules are linked by a weak Cl⋯O inter-action, forming a 2(1) helix along [010]. The helices are linked by offset π-π inter-actions [inter-centroid distance = 3.498†(1)†à ], forming layers parallel to (101). In the crystal of (II), mol-ecules are linked by pairs of O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with an R (2) (2)(8) ring motif. The dimers are linked by O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming chains along [001], which in turn are linked by C-H⋯π and offset π-π inter-actions [inter-centroid distance = 3.509†(1)†à ], forming slabs parallel to the ac plane. In the crystal of (IV), mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming chains along [101]. The chains are linked by C-H⋯N and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C-H⋯π and offset π-π inter-actions [inter-centroid distance = 3.364†(1)†à ], forming a supra-molecular framework.