2-Methoxy-5-fluorouracil is an intermediate for the preparation of herbcide Florasulam. It also may be employed as an acceptor during immobilized 2′-deoxyribosyltransferase mediated synthesis of non-natural nucleosides.
Enzymatic synthesis of nucleoside analogues using immobilized 2'-deoxyribosyltransferase from Lactobacillus reuter.[1]