The conformational properties of the glycosidic linkage |
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Authors: | Juji Yoshimura Masafumi Matsuzawa |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Chemistry for Natural Products, Faculty of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta, Midoriku, Yokohama 227 Japan |
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Abstract: | Stereochemical properties of the glycosidic linkage have been studied by the quantum-chemical PCILO method, using 2-methoxytetrahydropyran as a model. Calculations of the two-dimensional, conformational (Φ, Ψ) maps showed that the rotation around the C-1---O-1 bond is more hindered than that around the O-1---C-6 bond, and that there are differences in the shape of the energy curve for the axial and equatorial forms of 2-methoxytetrahydropyran. The observed population of the five stable conformers at equilibrium (GG:GT:TG1:TG2:TT = 70.8:6.0:19.9:2.0:1.3) is consistent with the prediction of the anomeric and exo-anomeric effects. The calculated abundance (76.8%) of the axial form of 2-methoxytetrahydropyran is comparable with experimental results (77–80%) obtained by n.m.r. measurements in non-polar solvents. The energies found for individual conformers made it possible to calculate the magnitude of the anomeric effect (3 kJ/mol) and to determine, for the first time, the values of the exo-anomeric effect for axial (6 kJ/mol) and equatorial 2-methoxytetrahydropyran (7 kJ/mol). The calculated variations of the geometry arising from rotation around the C-1---O-1 bond are consistent with results obtained by statistical analysis of experimental data for - and β-glycosides. The results obtained, indicating that the energy, geometry, and electronic structure of glycosides are largely affected by the conformation of the acetal segment, are discussed from the point of view of conformational analysis of oligo- and poly-saccharides. |
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