Several 2-substituted 6-(~-o-ribofuranosyl) oxazolo [~, 4-d] pyrimidin-7-ones have been prepared by condensation of the appropriate silylated heterocyles with 2, 3, 5-tri-O-acetyl-/3- ~-ribofuranosyl bromide and the subsequent removal of blocking groups from the carbohydrate moiety with methanolic ammonia. The site of ribosylation was established by comparison of the uv spectra of the nucleosides with that of an appropriate model ...