Synthesis of alkyl glyco-pyranosides and -furanosides of 2-amino-2-deoxy-d-glucose. Crystal structure of 2-deoxy-2-[(4,4-dimethyl-2,6-dioxocyclohexylidenemethyl)amino]-α-d-glucopyranose

The reaction of 2-amino-2-deoxy-d-glucose hydrochloride with 5,5-dimethyl-2-phenylaminomethylene-1,3-cyclohexanedione in MeOH in the presence of Et₃N afforded 2-deoxy-2-[(4,4-dimethyl-2,6-dioxocyclohexylidenemethyl)amino]-d-glucose (6) in yields > 75%. Glycosidation of 6 with different alcohols (MeOH, CH₂CHCH₂OH, BnOH) under the Fischer conditions afforded mixtures of the corresponding alkyl 2-deoxy-2-[(4,4-dimethyl-2,6-dioxocyclohexylidenemethyl)-amino]-α,β-d-glucopyranoside and -α-d-glucofuranoside. Removal of the N-protecting group gave high yields of the free aminodeoxyglyco-pyranosides and -furanosides. In addition to other known glycosides, allyl and benzyl 2-amino-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranoside and ethyl and allyl 2-amino-2-deoxy-α-β-glucofuranoside were obtained. An X-ray crystallographic study of 6 indicated that, in the solid state, it has the α-d configuration and that the pyranoside ring adopts the ⁴C₁ conformation.     

Ring-opening reactions of sucrose epoxides: Synthesis of 4′-derivatives of sucrose

The 2,1′-O-isopropylidene derivative (1) of 3-O-acetyl-4,6-O-isopropylidene-α-d-glucopyranosyl 6-O-acetyl-3,4-anhydro-β-d-lyxo-hexulofuranoside and 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-6-O-trityl-α-d-glucopyranosyl 3,4-anhydro-1,6-di-O-trityl-β-d-lyxo-hexulofuranoside have been synthesised and 1 has been converted into 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl 1,6-di-O-acetyl-3,4-anhydro-β-d-lyxo-hexulofuranoside (2). The S_N2 reactions of 2 with azide and chloride nucleophiles gave the corresponding 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl 1,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-azido-4-deoxy-β-d-fructofuranoside (6) and 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl 1,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-chloro-4-deoxy-β-d-fructofuranoside (8), respectively. The azide 6 was catalytically hydrogenated and the resulting amine was isolated as 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl 4-acetamido-1,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-deoxy-β-d-fructofuranoside. Treatment of 5 with hydrogen bromide in glacial acetic acid followed by conventional acetylation gave 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl 1,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-bromo-4-deoxy-β-d-fructofuranoside. Similar S_N2 reactions with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl 1,6-di-O-acetyl-3,4-anhydro-β-d-ribo-hexulofuranoside (12) resulted in a number of 4′-derivatives of α-d-glucopyranosyl β-d-sorbofuranoside. The regiospecific nucleophilic substitution at position 4′ in 2 and 12 has been explained on the basis of steric and polar factors.     

Enamine and pyrrole formation from 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate

Addition of 2-amino-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranose to dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate afforded an almost quantitative yield of amorphous 2-deoxy-2-(1,2-dimethoxycarbonylvinyl)amino-D-glucose (5). Acetylation of this adduct gave crystalline 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-[(Z)-1,2-dimethoxycarbonylvinyl]amino-α-D-glucopyranose (6a); the corresponding β-D anomer (6b) was obtained by addition of 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-amino-2-deoxy-β-Dglucopyranose to dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate. O-Deacetylation of tetra-acetate 6a with barium methoxide in methanol occurred selectively at C-1, yielding enamine 6c derived from 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-amino-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranose. Conversion of the crude adduct 5 into 3-methoxycarbonyl-5-(D-arabino-tetrahydroxybutyl)-2-pyrrolecarboxylic acid (7) took place by heating in water or in slightly basic media in yields up to 83%. Acetylation of 7 gave the tricyclic derivative 8, and its periodate oxidation afforded 5-formyl-3-methoxycarbonyl-2-pyrrolecarboxylic acid (9). Oxidation of 9 with alkaline silver oxide yielded 3-methoxy-carbonyl-2,5-pyrroledicarboxylic acid (10).     

13C- and 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of permethylated disaccharides

The equilibrium composition of D-psicose in water, as determined from its ¹³C n.m.r. spectrum, is 7:2:5:5 α-furanose:β-furanose:α-pyranose:β-pyranose. These data, which are discussed in relation to the anomeric and ring-form equilibria of the other 2-hexuloses, are in general agreement with expectations based on conformational analysis. However, although the ¹³C chemical-shift pattern of the β-pyranose is closely consistent with the 1C(D) conformation predicted for this anomer, that of the α-pyranose is less readily reconciled with its predicted C1(D) conformation. Usually, carbon-13 nuclei of the furanose rings are substantially less shielded than those of their pyranose counterparts; for 2-hexulopyranoses in general, overall ¹³C shielding is close to that of those aldopyranoses expected to have similar conformational free-energies. Spectral data are also reported for several derivatives (glycosides, ethers, and selectively deuterated compounds) that were utilized in analysis of the D-psicose spectrum.     

Disordered hydrogen bonding in N-(1-deoxy-β-d-fructopyranos-1-yl)-N-allylaniline

We report on a ¹³C NMR and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of N-(1-deoxy-β-d-fructopyranos-1-yl)-N-allylaniline (d-fructose-N-allylaniline). In solution, an equilibrium of α-pyranose, β-pyranose, α-furanose, β-furanose, and acyclic keto tautomers of the carbohydrate was detected in the following respective proportions: 2.2%, 47.4%, 4.5%, 33.6%, and 12.3%. In the crystalline state, the compound exists exclusively as the β-pyranose form, in the normal ²C₅ chair conformation. Bond lengths and valence angles compare well with the average values from a number of β-fructopyranose derivatives. The structure displays two unusual features for this class of compounds. First, the molecule assumes an eclipsed conformation around the C1-C2 bond, apparently stabilized by an intramolecular O2-H···N hydrogen bond. Second, the O3, O4, and O5 hydroxyl groups are involved in an intermolecular hydrogen bonding, which forms 12-membered homodromic cycles. In the cycles, each determined hydrogen atom site is half occupied, possibly due to the ···H-O···H-O··· ? ···O-H···O-H··· flip-flop type disorder.     

Synthese von O-(3-desoxy-α-d-manno-2-octulopyranosylonsäure)-(2→4)-O-(3-desoxy-α-d-manno-2-octulopyranosylonsäure)- (2→6)-O-(2-amino-2-desoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-(1→6)-2-amino-2-desoxy-d-glucopyranose

Benzyl-3-O-benzyl-2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-6-O-[2-benzyloxycarbonyl-amino-2-deoxy-3,4-O-(tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diyl)- β-d-glucopyranosyl]-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranoside was coupled with methyl (4,5,7,8-tetra-O-acetyl-3-deoxy-α-d-manno-2-octulopyranosyl bromide)onate (13) to yield the α-glycosidically linked trisaccharide. After deacetylation and selective introduction of a second 7′,8′-O-tetraisopropyldisiloxane group, a further glycosidation reaction with 13 led regioselectively to the tetrasaccharide benzyl O-[methyl (4,5,7,8-tetra-O-acetyl-3-deoxy-α-d-manno-2-octulopyranosyl)onate]-(2→4)-O-{methyl [3-deoxy-7,8-O-(tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diyl)-α-d-manno-2-octulopyranosyl]-onate}-(2→6)-O- [2-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2-deoxy-3,4-O-(tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diyl)-β-d-glucopyranosyl]- (1→6)-3-O-benzyl-2-benzyloxycarbonyl-amino-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranoside. A series of deblocking steps gave O-(3-deoxy-α-d-manno-2-octulopyranosylonic acid)-(2→4)-O-(3-deoxy-α-d-manno-2-octulopyranosylonic acid)- (2→6)-O-(2-amino-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-(1→6)-2-amino-2-deoxy-d-glucopyranose which was identical with a tetrasaccharide that had been isolated by hydrazinolysis of the lipopolysaccharide from Salmonella minnesota R 595. Hence, synthetic proof is provided for the linkages in this part of the inner core region of lipopolysaccharides.     

A 13c-n.m.r. study of a di- and a tri-saccharide containing the α-d-galactopyranosyl group

The ¹³C-n.m.r. spectra of methyl 4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-α-d-galactopyranoside (1) and methyl 4-O-[4-O-(α-d-galactopyranosyl)-β-d-galactopyranosyl]-β-d-glucopyranoside (2) in D₂O were recorded. Comparison of these spectra with the spectra of methyl α-d-galactopyranoside (4) and methyl β-lactoside (5) provided substantial confirmation of the structures of 1 and 2.     

The stereochemistry of palladium- and platinum-catalyzed hydrogenations of nitro sugar epoxides

The catalytic hydrogenation of carbohydrate α-nitroepoxides with palladium and platinum was investigated with regard to regiospecificity and stereochemistry of ring opening, and the fate of the nitro group. 5,6-Anhydro-1,2-O-isopropylidene- 6-C-nitro-α-D-glucofuranose gave 6-amino-6-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-gluco-furanose under platinum catalysis. The methyl 2,3-anhydro-4,6-O-benzylidene-3-C- nitrohexopyranosides having the β-D-gulo (4), ?-D-allo (9), α-D-manno (13), and β-D-manno (18) configurations underwent facile, hydrogenolytic ring-opening in the presence of palladium, to give, regardless of the orientation of the oxirane ring, methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-3-deoxy-3-C-nitro-D-hexopyranosides having an equatorial nitro group (5, 10, 14, and 19, respectively). In addition, 3-deoxy-3-oximino derivatives arose in various proportions, and two of these (from 9, and from 18) were isolated crystalline. It was shown that the oximes did not result from over-hydrogenation of the 3-deoxy-3-C-nitro glycosides produced, and it is suggested that they originated from intermediary nitronic acids. By catalysis with platinum, the oxirane rings in 4, 9, 13, and 18 were opened in the same regiospecific sense as with palladium, but notable differences were observed otherwise. Compound 4 gave the amino analog of 5, whereas 9 retained the nitro group and gave the 4,6-O-(cyclohexylmethylene) analog of 10. The α-D-manno epoxide 13 reacted with concomitant debenzylidenation, to yield methyl 3-amino-3-deoxy-α-D-altropyranoside hydrochloride, whereas the β-D-manno epoxide 18 gave the corresponding, debenzylidenated amino β-D-altroside together with the 4,6-O-(cyclohexylmethylene)-3-nitro- and -3-amino-β-D-mannosides. The results are compared with literature reports on the stereochemistry of hydrogenolysis of oxiranes, and mechanisms that may operate for the nitro derivatives are discussed.     

Synthesis of N-[2-O-(2-acetamido-2,3-dideoxy-5-thio-d-glucopyranose-3-yl)-d-lactoyl]-l-alanyl-d-isoglutamine

N-[2-O-(2-Acetamido-2,3-dideoxy-5-thio-d-glucopyranose-3-yl)-d-lactoyl]-l-alanyl-d-isoglutamine, in which the ring-oxygen atom of the sugar moiety in N-acetylmuramoyl-l-alanyl-d-isoglutamine (MDP) has been replaced by sulfur, was synthesized from 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-5-thio-α-d-glucopyranose (1). O-Deacetylation of the acetylated acetal, derived from the methyl α-glycoside of 1 by 4,6-O-isopropylidenation and subsequent acetylation, gave methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4,6-O-isopropylidene-5-thio-α-d-glucopyranoside (4). Condensation of 4 with l-2-chloropropanoic acid, and subsequent esterification, afforded the corresponding ester, which was converted, viaO-deisopropylidenation, acetylation, and acetolysis, into 2-acetamido-1,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-3-O-[d-1-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-5-thio-α-d-glucopyranose (12). Coupling of the acid, formed from 12 by hydrolysis, with the methyl ester of l-alanyl-d-isoglutamine, and de-esterification, yielded the title compound.     

Synthesis of methyl (or propyl) 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside 6-(α-D-glucopyranosyl phosphate) and derivatives for the study of the phosphoric ester linkage in the Micrococcus lysodeikticus cell-wall

Methyl 2-acetamido-3-O-allyl-2-deoxy-4-O-methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside, methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside, and methyl 2-acetamido-3,4-di-O-allyl-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside, prepared from methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside, were coupled with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl phosphate (13), to give the phosphoric esters methyl 2-acetamido-3-O-allyl-2-deoxy-4-O-methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside 6-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl phosphate) (16), methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside 6-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl phosphate) (23), and methyl 2-acetamido-3,4-di-O-allyl-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside 6-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl phosphate) (17). Compound 13 was prepared from penta-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranose by the phosphoric acid procedure, or by acetylation of α-D-glucopyranosyl phosphate. Removal of the allyl groups from 16 and 17 gave 23 and methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside 6-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl phosphate) (19), respectively. O-Deacetylation of 23 gave methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4-O-methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside 6-(α-D-glucopyranosyl phosphate) (26) and O-deacetylation of 19 gave methyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside 6-(α-D-glucopyranosyl phosphate) (24). Propyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside 6-(α-D-glucopyranosyl phosphate) (25) was prepared by coupling 13 with allyl 2-acetamido-3,4-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside, followed by catalytic hydrogenation of the product to give the propyl glycoside, which was then O-deacetylated. Compounds 24, 25, and 26 are being employed in structural studies of the Micrococcus lysodeikticus cell-wall.     

Equimolar oxymercuration of D-glucal triacetate with mercuric perchlorate and its application to the synthesis of 2′-deoxy disaccharides

A search for appropriate reaction conditions for the equimolar methoxymercuration of D-glucal triacetate was made by using various mercuric salts, bases, and reaction solvents. Under optimum conditions with mercuric perchlorate, sym-collidine, and acetonitrile, D-glucal triacetate underwent methoxymercuration with an equimolar amount of methanol to afford methyl 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-perchloratomercuri-β-D-glucopyranoside (1, 26%) and its α-D-manno isomer (2, 49%). Equimolar oxymercuration of D-glucal triacetate with partially protected sugars, followed by subsequent demercuration of the products with sodium borohydride, afforded α- and β-linked 2′-deoxy disaccharide derivatives in moderate yields. The partially protected sugars used were 1,2,3,4-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranose and 1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-galactopyranose, and the corresponding products were O-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-α-D-arabino-hexopyranosyl)-(1→6)-1,2,3,4-tetra-O-acetyl-D-glucopyranose(4, 23%) and its β-linked isomer (5, 11%) from the former, and O-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-α-D-arabino-hexapyranosyl)-(1→6)-1,2:3,4-di- O-isopropylidene-α-D-galactopyranose (9, 29%) and its β-linked isomer (10, 10%) from the latter. Deacetylation of these 2′-deoxy disaccharides was effected with methanolic sodium methoxide, but deacetonation was unsuccessful owing to simultaneous cleavage of the glycosidic linkage.     

Synthesis of fluorinated C-mannopeptides as sialyl Lewisx mimics for E- and P-selectin inhibition

The synthesis of fluorinated C-mannopeptides and their evaluation as E- and P-selectin inhibitors is described. These molecules are difluorinated analogues of CH₂-glycopeptides already reported to act as sLe^x mimics. The α and β anomers of these CF₂-glycopeptides have been prepared, as well as their 1-hydroxy analogues which were present in solution as an equilibrium mixture of α- and β-pyranose and α- and β-furanose forms. These molecules showed inhibitory activities comparable to their CH₂ counterparts with a moderate influence of the pseudo-anomeric center configuration.     

Preparation of glycosides of 2-deoxy-2-methylamino-D-mannose, 2-deoxy-2-methylamino-D-glucose,and 2-deoxy-2-methylamino-D-galactose: observations on N-methylation of amides

Benzyl 2-[(benzyloxycarbonyl)methylamino]-2-deoxy-α-D-mannopyranoside (10) and its furanose isomer (9), the derived N-methyloxazolidinones 11 and 6, benzyl 2-[(benzyloxycarbonyl)methylamino]-2-deoxy-β-D-glucofuranoside (15) and methyl 2-deoxy-2-methylacetamido-β-D-galactofuranoside (20), were prepared from appropriate diethyl dithioacetals. They were considered the most suitable starting materials for synthesis of O-methyl-2-deoxy-2-methylamino-hexoses because of their ease of preparation and the presence of suitable blocking groups. Oxazolidinones were prepared from N-benzyloxycarbonyl derivatives of 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-mannose by using methanolic sodium methoxide. Their use in preparation of 2-deoxy-2-methyl-amino derivatives is discussed. The Kuhn reagent was used in these syntheses for N-methylating amides. However, certain amides containing comparatively bulky substituents in the vicinity of the NH group are resistant to methylation.     

Reassignment of the methine resonances of D-fructose based on the carbon-13 n.m.r. spectrum of 3-O-methyl-D-fructose

Several disagreements in the ¹³C n.m.r. assignments of the methine carbons of D-fructose exist in the literature. In order to settle these inconsistencies, we examined the ¹³C n.m.r. spectrum of 3-O-methyl-D-fructose. By following the methyl induced shift in this spectrum, as compared to the parent sugar, we identified the alkylated C-3 resonance of all four tautomeric forms of D-fructose. This information, together with our previous identification of the C-5 resonances of the α- and β-forms of D-fructofuranose 6-phosphate, allow the unambiguous identification of all methine carbons of D-fructose in its ¹³C n.m.r. spectrum. The tautomeric composition of 3-O-methyl-D-fructose at 16.5°, in aqueous solution, was found to be as follows: α-pyranose 18%, β-pyranose 37%, α-furanose 11% and β-furanose 34%.     

Observation of the keto tautomer of D-fructose in D(2)O using (1)H NMR spectroscopy

D-Fructose was analysed by NMR spectroscopy and previously unidentified (1)H NMR resonances were assigned to the keto and α-pyranose tautomers. The full assignment of shifts for the various fructose tautomers enabled the use of (1)H NMR spectroscopy in studies of the mutarotation (5-25°C) and tautomeric composition at equilibrium (5-50°C). The mutarotation of β-pyranose to furanose tautomers in D(2)O at a concentration of 0.18 M was found to have an activation energy of 62.6 kJmol(-1). At tautomeric equilibrium (20°C in D(2)O) the distribution of the β-pyranose, β-furanose, α-furanose, α-pyranose and the keto tautomers was found to be 68.23%, 22.35%, 6.24%, 2.67% and 0.50%, respectively. This tautomeric composition was not significantly affected by varying concentrations between 0.089 and 0.36 M or acidification to pH 3. Upon equilibrating at 6 temperatures between 5 and 50°C there was a linear relationship between the change in concentration and temperature for all forms.     

Syntheses stereoselectives de 1-thioglycosides

2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-β-d-mannopyranosyl chloride (2) was obtained in 70% yield by the action of lithium chloride on 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-mannopyranosyl bromide (1) in hexamethylphosphoric triamide. p-Nitrobenzenethiol reacted with 1 and 2 as well as with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl bromide (9) or its β-d-chloro analog (10), giving exclusively and in good yield the corresponding p-nitrophenyl 1-thioglycosides of inverted anomeric configuration. The 1,2-cis-d-manno and -glucop-nitrophenylglycosides were likewise prepared. α-d-Glucopyranosyl 1-thio-α-d-glucopyranoside was similarly obtained by the action of the sodium salt of 1-thio-α-d-glucopyranose on the β-chloride 10 in hexamethylphosphoric triamide, or by treatment of 10 with sodium sulfide, with subsequent deacetylation. Analogous procedures allowed the preparation of β-d-mannopyranosyl 1-thio-β-d-mann opyranoside, the corresponding α,β anomer and α-d-glucopyranosyl 1-thio-α-d-mannopyranoside, starting from bromide 1, 1-thio-α-d-mannopyranose (8),and chloride 10, respectively. When acetone was used as solvent, the reaction between 1 and 8 led instead to the α,α anomer. The thio disaccharides that are interglycosidic 4-thio analogs of methyl 4-O-(β-d-galactopyranosyl)-α-d-galactopyranoside, methyl α-cellobioside, and methyl α-maltoside, respectively, were obtained by way of the peracetates of methyl 4-thio-α-d-galactopyranoside and -glucopyranoside by reaction of the corresponding thiolates with tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-galactopyranosyl bromide, bromide 9, or chloride 10, respectively, in hexamethylphosphoric triamide. These 1-thioglycosides, and (1→1)- and (1→4)-thiodisaccharides, were characterized by ¹H- and ^{1 3}C-n.m.r. spectroscopy. Correlations were established between the polarity of the sulfur atom and certain proton and carbon chemical-shifts in the 1-thioglycosides in comparison with the O-glycosyl analogs; these correlations permitted in particular the unambigous attribution of anomeric configuration.     

An application of the palladium-catalyzed,allylic amination of unsaturated sugars: a new synthesis of d-forosamine

Methyl 4-O-benzoyl-6-bromo-6-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranoside, obtainable from methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-α-d-glucopyranoside (1), was converted into the 2,3-unsaturated 4-benzoate (3) by application of the triiodoimidazole method. Debenzoylation of 3, followed by acetylation, afforded crystalline methyl 4-O-acetyl-6-bromo-2,3,6-trideoxy-α-d-erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside (5). Treatment of 5 with benzylmethylamine under conditions of palladium-catalyzed, allylic substitution gave a separable mixture of the corresponding 4-(N-benzyl)methylamino-6-bromo-2-enoside (37%) and the 4,6-di-[(N-benzyl)methylamino]-2-enoside (55%). Debromination of 5 with lithium triethylborohydride, proceeding with simultaneous deacetylation, readily yielded methyl 2,3,6-trideoxy-α-d-erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside (8). The 4-acetate of 8 (obtained by reacetylation), and also its 4-benzoate (prepared by a different synthetic route), furnished high yields (～80%) of methyl 4-[(N-benzyl)-methylamino]-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-α-d-erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside (13) upon palladium-catalyzed animation with benzylmethylamine. Catalytic hydrogenation of 13 effected saturation of the alkenic double bond and removal of the N-benzyl group, to afford methyl 2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-4-methylamino-α-d-erythro-hexopyranoside, which was subsequently N-methylated with formaldehyde and sodium borohydride, to give its N,N-dimethyl analog, methyl α-d-forosaminide (15). The overall yield of 15 from 1 was 24%. Hydrolysis of 15 to the free sugar has been described previously.     

Reactions of carbohydrate α-nitroepoxides with dimethylamine and with methylmagnesium iodide

Methyl 2,3-anhydro-4,6-O-benzylidene-3-C-nitro-β-d-allopyranoside (1), as well as its β-d-manno (2) and α- d-manno (3) isomers, reacted with dimethylamine to give the same, crystalline 3-(dimethylamino) adduct (4) of 1,5-anhydro-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxy-2-(dimethylamino)-d-erythro-hex-1-en-3-ulose (5). The enulose 5 was obtained from 4 by the action of silica gel. Similarly, the β-d-gulo (6) and α-d-talo (7) stereoisomers of 1–3 afforded a 3-(dimethylamino) adduct (8) of the d-threo isomer (9) of 5. Reaction of dimethylamine with 5,6-anhydro-1,2-O-isopropylidene-6-C-nitro-α-d-glucofuranose (10) yielded a mixture of two diastereoisomeric (possibly anometic at C-6) 5-deoxy-5-(dimethylamino)-1,2-O-isopropylideric-α-d-hexodialdo-1,4:6,3-difuranoses (11). The β-glycoside 1 and the α-glycoside 3 reacted with methylmagnesium iodide to produce methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-3-deoxy-3-C-methyl-3-(N-hydroxy-N-methylamino)-β- and -α-d-hexopyranosides (12) and (13), respectively; both products had the 1,2-trans configuration, but their configurations at the quaternary center C-3 have not been determined.     

Synthesis of higher-carbon sugars via vinyltin derivatives of simple monosaccharides

6-O-Benzyl-7,8-dideoxy-1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-l-glycero-α-d-galacto-oct-7-ynopyranose reacted with tributyltin hydride to afford (Z-6-O-benzyl-7,8-dideoxy-1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-8-(tributylstannyl)-l-glycero-α-d-galacto-oct-7-enopyranose, which was subsequently isomerized to the E-olefin 4. Replacement of the tributyltin moietey with lithium in 4 afforded the vinyl anion which reacted with 3-O-benzyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-d-xylo-pentodialdo-1,4-furanose, furnishing 3-O-benzyl-6-C-[(E)-6-O-benzyl-7-deoxy-1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-l-glycero-α-d-galacto-heptopyranos-7-ylidene] -60-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-d-gluco- (6) and -β-l-ido-furanose (7) in yields of ∼70 or ∼87% (depending on the temperature of the reaction). The configurations of the new chiral centers in 6 and 7 were determined by their conversion into 3-O-benzyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-d-gluco- and -β-l-ido-furanose, respectively. Oxidation of 6 and 7 gave the same enone, 3-O-benzyl-6-C-[(E)-6-O-benzyl-7-deoxy-1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-l-glycero-α-d-galacto- heoptopyranos-7-ylidene]-6-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-d-xylo-hexofuranos-5-ulose.     

Thiodisaccharides with galactofuranose or arabinofuranose as terminal units: Synthesis and inhibitory activity of an exo β-d-galactofuranosidase

Thiodisaccharides having β-d-Galf or α-l-Araf units as non-reducing end have been synthesized by the SnCl₄- or MoO₂Cl₂-promoted thioglycosylation of per-O-benzoyl-d-galactofuranose (1), its 1-O-acetyl analogue 4, or per-O-acetyl-α-l-arabinofuranose (16) with 6-thioglucose or 6-thiogalactose derivatives. After convenient removal of the protecting groups, the free thiodisaccharides having the basic structure β-d-Galf(1→6)-6-thio-α-d-Glcp-OMe (5) or β-d-Galf(1→6)-6-thio-α-d-Galp-OMe (15) were obtained. The respective α-l-Araf analogues 18 and 20 were prepared similarly from 16. Alternatively, β-d-Galf(1→4)-4-thio-3-deoxy-α-l-Xylp-OiPr was synthesized by Michael addition to a sugar enone of 1-thio-β-d-Galf derivative, generated in situ from the glycosyl isothiourea derivative of 1. The free S-linked disaccharides were evaluated as inhibitors of the β-galactofuranosidase from Penicillium fellutanum, being 15 and 20 the more active inhibitors against this enzyme.