6-Amino-2-chloro-9-(2'-deoxy-2-fluoro-3',5'-di-O-benzoyl-β-D-arabinofuranosyl)-9H-purine is an intermediate in the synthesis of N-[4-Amino-2-chloro-6-[(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-β-D-arabinopyranosyl)amino]-5-pyrimidinyl]-formamide which is a clofarabine related compound. Clofarabine (C586890) is a second generation purine nucleoside analog; antimetabolite that inhibits DNA synthesis and resists deamination by adenosine deaminase. Antineoplastic.