%0 Journal Article %T Stereoselective Synthesis of β-Glycinamide Ribonucleotide. %A Ngu L %A Ray D %A Watson SS %A Beuning PJ %A Ondrechen MJ %A O'Doherty GA %J Molecules %V 27 %N 8 %D Apr 2022 14 %M 35458726 %F 4.927 %R 10.3390/molecules27082528 %X A diastereoselective synthesis of the β-anomer of glycinamide ribonucleotide (β-GAR) has been developed. The synthesis was accomplished in nine steps from D-ribose and occurred in 5% overall yield. The route provided material on the multi-milligram scale. The synthetic β-GAR formed was remarkably resistant to anomerization both in solution and as a solid.