Abstract A convergent and general approach to synthesizing 2′-O-Methylpyrimidine ribonucleosides 4a-e, 6, 7 on a multigram scale is described which begins with an improved procedure for making larger quantities of 2-O-methyl-1, 3, 5-tri-O-benzoyl-α-D-ribose. The sugar was reacted with the desired silylated pyrimidines at room temperature under Vorbrüggen conditions. The crude products contained less than 10% of the α anomers ...