Synthesis of 8-(hydroxyalkyl)adenines

Treatment of methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2-O-p-tolylsulfonyl-α-D-ribo-hexopyranosid-3-ulose (1) with triethylamine-methanol at reflux temperature yields methyl 2,3-anhydro-4,6-O-benzylidene-3-methoxy-α-D-allopyranoside (2), a derivative (3) of 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one, and methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-α-D-ribo-hexopyranosid-3-ulose dimethyl acetal (4). The reaction of methyl 4,6-O benzylidene-3-O-p-tolylsulfonyl-α-D-arabino-hexopyranosid-2-ulose (12) with triethylamine-methanol afforded methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-α-D-ribo-hexopyranosid-2-ulose dimethyl acetal (19) and methyl 2,3-anhydro-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-methoxy-α-D-allopyranoside (20); from the reaction of the β-D anomer (13) of 12, methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosid-2-ulose dimethyl acetal (21) was isolated. Syntheses of the α-keto toluene-p-sulfonates 12 and 13 are described. Mechanisms for the formation of the compounds isolated from the reactions with triethylamine-methanol are proposed.     

Preparation of some acylated D-arabino-hexopyranosuloses and 4-deoxy-D-glycero-hex-3-enopyranosuloses

Oxidation of 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzoyl-α- and β-D-glucopyranose gave the tetra-O-benzoyl-α- and -β-D-arabino-hexopyranosuloses (3α and β), from which benzoic acid was readily eliminated to give the anomeric tri-O-benzoyl-4-deoxy-D-glycero-hex-3-enopyranosuloses (4α and β). The anomeric 1-O-acetyl-tri-O-benzoyl-D-arabino-hexopyranosuloses (7α and β) were obtained as very unstable syrups which readily lost benzoic acid. Treatment of tetra-O-benzoyl-2-O-benzyl-D-glucopyranose (1) with hydrogen bromide gave 3,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl bromide (5) in one step.     

The synthesis of 5-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucofuranose

Condensation of dimeric 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-nitroso-α-D-glucopyranosyl chloride (1) with 1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucofuranurono-6,3-lactone (2) gave 1,2-O-isopropylidene-5-O-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-hydroxyimino-α-D-arabino-hexopyranosyl)-α-D-glucofuranurono-6,3-lactone (3). Benzoylation of the hydroxyimino group with benzoyl cyanide in acetonitrile gave 1,2-O-isopropylidene-5-O-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-benzoyloxyimino-2-deoxy-α-D-arabino-hexopyranosyl)-α-D-glucofuranurono-6,3-lactone (4). Compound 4 was reduced with borane in tetrahydrofuran, yielding 5-O-(2-amino-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucofuranose (5), which was isolated as the crystalline N-acetyl derivative (6). After removal of the isopropylidene acetal, the pure, crystalline title compound (10) was obtained.     

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 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3-O-β-d-mannopyranosyl-d-glucose

Condensation of 4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-O-carbonyl-α-d-mannopyranosyl bromide with benzyl 2-acetamido-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranoside (2) gave an α-d-linked disaccharide, further transformed by removal of the carbonyl and benzylidene groups and acetylation into the previously reported benzyl 2-acetamido-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxy-3-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-mannopyranosyl)-α-d-glucopyranoside. Condensation of 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-1,2-O-(1-ethoxyethylidene)-α-d-glucopyranose or 2-O-acetyl-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl bromide with 2 gave benzyl 2-acetamido-3-O-(2-O-acetyl-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranoside. Removal of the acetyl group at O-2, followed by oxidation with acetic anhydride-dimethyl sulfoxide, gave the β-d-arabino-hexosid-2-ulose 14. Reduction with sodium borohydride, and removal of the protective groups, gave 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3-O-β-d-mannopyranosyl-d-glucose, which was characterized as the heptaacetate. The anomeric configuration of the glycosidic linkage was ascertained by comparison with the α-d-linked analog.     

The synthesis of the α-d-anomers of “homonucleosides”: derivatives of 2,5-anhydro-d-altritol

Reaction of 2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-d-ribofuranosyl bromide with mercuric cyanide afforded an anomeric mixture of cyanides (3) and 1,4-anhydro-2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-d-erythro-pent-1-enitol (6). Reduction of 3 with lithium aluminum hydride gave a pair of epimeric amines (4 and 5), which were separated by chromatography and characterized by conversion into the known 2,5-anhydro-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-1-deoxy-1-ureido-d-allitol (7) and its epimer, 2,5-anhydro-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-1-deoxy-1-ureido-d-altritol (8). Compound 8 and its precursor were used for the synthesis of various “α-homonucleosides”.     

Synthesis of purine and pyrimidine 2′-deoxynucleosides from a 1,2-dithio sugar precursor

9-(2-S-Ethyl-2-thio- and α-D-mannofuranosyl)adenine (8α and 8β) were synthesized from ethyl 3,5,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-S-ethyl-1,2-dithio-α-D-mannofuranoside (1) by bromination followed by coupling of the resultant bromide (2) with 6-benzamido-(chloromercuri)purine. The 2-chloro analogues (10α and 10β) of 8α and 8β were obtained by way of a fusion reaction between 1,3,5,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-S- ethyl-2-thio-α-D-mannofuranose (5) and 2,6-dichloropurine. Fusion of the bromide 2 with 2,4-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)pyrimidine and its 5-methyl derivative led to 1-(2-S- ethyl-2-thio-β-D-mannofuranosyl)uracil (16) and its thymine analogue (15). The action of Raney nickel led to rapid dechlorination of 10α and 10β, and all of the 2′-thio-nucleosides underwent desulfurization to give the corresponding 2′-deoxynucleosides. Sequential periodate oxidation-borohydride reduction converted the hexofuranosyl nucleosides into their pentofuranosyl analogues. Thus prepared were 9-(2-deoxy-α-and β-D-arabino-hexofuranosyl)adenine (11α and 11β) and their 2-deoxy-D-threo-pentofuranosyl counterparts (6α and 2′-deoxy-3′-epiadenosine, 6β), and 1-(2-deoxy- β-D-arabino-hexofuranosyl)-thymine (17) and -uracil (18) and their 2-deoxy-D-threo-pentofuranosyl counterparts (3′-epithymidine, 21, and 2′-deoxy-3′-epiuridine, 20). Detailed n.m.r.-spectral correlations are described for the series, and various derivatives of the nucleosides are reported.     

Aminodesoxyzucker und glycosylamin-synthesen durch oxyaminierung von hex-2-enopyranosiden und hex-1-enitolen. Synthese des N-acetylmycosamins

The vicinal cis-oxyamination of ethyl 4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-α-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside (1) and of methyl 4-O-acetyl-2,3,6-trideoxy-α-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside (11) as well as of 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-1,5-anhydro-2-deoxy-D-arabino-(17) and -D-lyxo-hex-1-enitol (23) with Chloramine T-osmium tetraoxide was investigated (Sharpless reaction). The hex-2-enopyranosides 1 and 11 yielded the corresponding 3-deoxy-3-p-toluenesulfonamido-and 2-deoxy-2-p-toluenesulfonamido-hexopyranosides with the manno configuration in the ratio 2:1. The glycals 17 and 23 reacted with formation of the corresponding α-D-gluco and α-D-galactoN-tosyl-glycosylamines and of the 2-deoxy-2-p-toluenesulfonamidoglycoses in the ratio 3:1. The stereospecifity and the regioselectivity of the reactions are discussed. Quantum chemical calculations on models for the hex-2-enopyranosides 1 and 11 suggest a [3+2] cycloaddition of the N-tosylimido osmium(VIII) oxide in preference to a [2+2] mechanism with participation of the metal species. The preparative importance of the oxyamination reaction is demonstrated by a simple synthesis of N-acetyl-mycosamine.     

Highly stereoselective C-α-d-ribofuranosylation. Reactions of d-ribofuranosyl fluoride derivatives with enol trimethylsilyl ethers and with allyltrimethylsilane

2,3,5-Tri-O-methyl-d-ribofuranosyl flouride (6), 2,3-di-O-benzyl-5-O-methyl-d-ribofuranosyl fluoride (7), and 5-O-benzyl-2,3-di-O-methyl-d-ribofuranosyl fluoride (8) were obtained in 57 (6α, 15; and 6β, 42), 87 (7α, 22; and 7β, 65), and 85.5 (8α, 35.5; and 8β, 50%) yields, respectively, from the corresponding OH-1 derivatives by the reaction with N,N-diethyl-1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropylamine, adduct of hexafluoropropene with diethylamine. These fluorides and 2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-d-ribofuranosyl fluoride (5) reacted with isopropenyl trimethylsilyl ether, (Z)-1-ethyl-1-propenyl trimethylsilyl ether, and allyltrimethylsilane, in the presence of boron trifluoride·diethyl etherate to give the corresponding 1-d-ribofuranosyl-2-propanones, 2-d-ribofuranosyl-3-pentanones, and 3-d-ribofuranosyl-1-propenes in good yields. C-Acetonylation was confirmed to afford the α-d anomer as the initial product, and the α-d anomer was isomerized into the corresponding β-d anomer to give a mixture. The C-allylation reaction gave only the α-d anomer. C-Pentanonylation, however, gave a mixture of diastereoisomers that could not be isolated. All reactions afforded almost the same results starting with either α- or β-d-ribofuranosyl fluoride. No reaction of the β anomer of 5 with 1-isopropyl-2-methyl-1-propenyl trimethylsilyl ether took place.     

Synthesis of C-arabinofuranosyl compounds. Phosphonate and carboxylate isosteres of d-arabinose 1,5-bisphosphate

Electrophile-mediated cyclization of 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-1,2-dideoxy-d-arabino-hex-1-enitol with N-bromosuccinimide yielded primarily 2,5-anhydro-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-1-bromo-1-deoxy-d-glucitol (10). This apparently kinetically controlled reaction was of key importance in the successful synthesis of a phosphonate analog of β-d-arabinose 1,5-bisphosphate (1), namely, 2,5-anhydro-1-deoxy-1-phosphono-d-glucitol 6-phosphate (4), whith high stereoselectivity. By contrast, condensation of the sodium salt of tetraethyl methylenediphosphonate and 2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-d-arabinose (7) gave a phosphonate compound slightly enriched in the 2,5-anhydro-d-mannitol (α) isomer. In the Wittig—Michael reaction of stabilized phosphoranes with 7, the α isomer preponderated. Since equilibration of methyl 3,6-anhydro-4,5,7-tri-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-d-glycero-d-galacto- (33) and -d-gulo-heptonate (34) (5:1) resulted in a 1:1 α:β ratio, the preference for the 2,5-anhydro-d-mannitol (α) isomer probably reflects a kinetic bias. The carbomethoxy anomers were converted independently into the α and β carboxylate isosteres (5 and 6, respectively) of d-arabinose 1,5-diphosphate. Empirical force field calculations (MMP2) and n.m.r. experiments were conducted on the pairs of diastereomers 9 and 10, and 33 and 34. The calculations predict that the α and β anomers of each pair have similar energies, differing by only 2.1 kJ/mol. Compounds 4, 5, and 6 were evaluated for biological activity.     

Synthesis and reactions of α- and β-d-glucopyranosyluronic esters of amino acids

The synthesis of the fully benzylated α- and β-d-glucopyranosyluronic esters of 1-benzyl N-benzyloxycarbonyl-l-aspartic and -glutamic acids and N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-l-phenylalanine, followed by hydrogenolysis, afforded the respective anomers of the 1-O-acyl-d-glucopyranuronic acids 2, 7, and 12. Esterification of both anomers of the N-acetylated derivatives of 2 and 7 by diazomethane was accompanied by glycosyl-bond cleavage, and, in the case of the α anomers, with concomitant 1→2 acyl migration to give, after O-acetylation, the 2-O-acyl O-acetyl methyl ester derivatives 5 and 10, respectively. Similarly, 12α yielded methyl 1,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-2-O-[N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-l-phenylalanyl]-d-glucopyranuronate and an analogue having a furanurono-6,3-lactone structure. Esterification of the C-5 carboxyl group, in 1-O-acyl-α-d-glucopyranuronic acids by methanol in the presence of the BF_3^?-MeOH reagent (1–1.5 equiv.) proceeded without acyl migration. By using this procedure, followed by acetylation, the N-acetylated derivative of 7α afforded methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-1-O-(1-methyl N-acetyl-l-glutam-5-oyl)-α-d-glucopyranuronate, and 12α gave methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-1-O-(N-acetyl-l-phenylalanyl)-α-d-glucopyranuronate; the formation of the latter involved cleavage of the tert-butoxycarbonyl group by BF₃, followed by N-acetylation in the next step.     

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.     

C-4′-Branched-chain sugar nucleosides: synthesis of isomers of psicofuranine

Photoamidation of 3-O-acetyl-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-d-erythro-hex-3-enofuranose (1) afforded 3-O-acetyl-4-C-carbamoyl-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-d-gulofuranose (2) and 3-O-acetyl-3-C-carbamoyl-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-d-α-allofuranose (3) in 65 and 26% yields, respectively (based on consumed1). Treatment of2 with 5% hydrochloric acid in methanol yielded the spiro lactone5, which was deacetylated to yield7. Reduction of5 with sodium borohydride afforded 4-C-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-d-gulofuranose (9) in 79% yield. Oxidation of9 with sodium metaperiodate afforded a dialdose that was reduced with sodium borohydride to give 4-C-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-d-erythro-pentofuranose (11) in 88% yield. Treatment of the acetate12, derived from11, with trifluoroacetic acid, followed by acetylation, afforded the branched-chain sugar acetate14. Condensation of the glycosyl halide derived from14 withN⁶-benzoyl-N⁶, 9-bis-(trimethylsilyl)adenine yielded an equimolar anomeric mixture of protected nucleosides15 and16 in 40% yield. Treatment of the latter compounds with sodium methoxide in methanol afforded 9-[4-C-(hydroxymethyl)-β-d-erythro-pentofuranosyl]-adenine (17) and the α-d anomer18. The structure of3 was determined by correlation with the known 5,3′-hemiacetal of 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α,α′-d-ribo-pentodialdose (25).     

Reaktionen der glucuronsäure : 7. Mitt. Oxidationen an d-glucofuranosidurono-6,3-lactonen

Methyl α-D- (1) and methyl β-D-glucofuranosidurono-6,3-lactone (5) were oxidized at C-2 or C-5, 1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D- (10) and 1,2-O-cyclohexylidene-α-D-glucofuranurono-6,3-lactone (11) at C-5 by various methods to the corresponding D-arabino- or D-xylo-hexulofuranosiduronolactones. In contrast to the starting materials 5, 10, and 11, the 5-uloses 15, 17, and 18 do not exhibit reducing power in alkaline Cu²⁺ solutions. Methyl 5-O-benzyl-α-D- and methyl 5-O-benzyl-β-D-arabino-2-hexulofuranosidurono-6,3-lactone reduce Benedict solution at room temperature.     

Studies related to the synthesis of derivatives of 2,6-diamino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-D-erythro-hexose (purpurosamine C), a component of gentamicin C12

Reduction of 1,6-anhydro-3,4-dideoxy-β-D-glycero-hex-3-enopyranos-2-ulose (levoglucosenone) with lithium aluminium hydride afforded principally 1,6-anhydro-3,4-dideoxy-β-D-threo-hex-3-enopyranose (3), which was converted into 3,4-dihydro-2(S)-hydroxymethyl-2H-pyran (8) following acid-catalysed methanolysis and reductive rearrangement of the resulting α-glycoside 4 with lithium aluminium hydride. 1,6-Anhydro-3,4-dideoxy-2-O-toluene-p-sulphonyl-β-D-threo-hexopyranose, prepared from 3, reacted slowly with sodium azide in hot dimethyl sulphoxide to give 1,6-anhydro-2-azido-2,3,4-trideoxy-β-D-erythro-hexopyranose, which was transformed into a mixture of methyl 2-acetamido-6-O-acetyl-2,3,4-trideoxy-α-D-erythro-hexopyranoside (10) and the corresponding β anomer following acid-catalysed methanolysis, catalytic reduction, and acetylation. Acid treatment of methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-3-deoxy-α-D-erythro-hexopyranosid-2-ulose yielded the enone 15, which was readily transformed into methyl 6-O-acetyl-3,4-dideoxy-α-D-glycero-hexopyranosid-2-ulose (19). Procedures for the conversions of DL-8, 10, and 19 into methyl 2,6-diacetamido-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-α-D-erythro-hexopyranoside (methyl N,N′-di-acetyl-α-purpurosaminide C) have already been described.     

C-glycosyl derivatives in nitro sugar chemistry: Synthesis of D-ribofuranosylnitromethane derivatives and their epimerization under neutral conditions

The nitromethane condensation-product (3) from 2,3-O-isopropylidene-D-ribose (2) underwent dehydration and subsequent thermal cyclization in dimethyl sulfoxide to give a mixture of α- and β-D-ribofuranosylnitromethane derivatives (5 and 6) in a ratio of 7:2. Heating of 6-O-benzoyl-1-deoxy-1-nitro-D-altritol (10) in water afforded α- and β-C-glycosyl derivatives (11 and 12) in a ratio of 2:3. Pure 11 and 12 gave the same mixture of 11 and 12 when heated in water, and similar epimerization of the isopropylidene acetals 5, 6, 13, and 14 proceeded readily upon heating, leading mainly to the thermodynamically more-stable α anomers.     

Chain elongation of sugars with ethyl isocyanoacetate

Addition of ethyl isocyanoacetate to 3-O-benzyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-ribo-pentodialdo-1,4-furanose in ethanolic sodium cyanide gave two oxazolines that were hydrolysed during chromatography to two isomeric ethyl 3-O-benzyl-6-deoxy-6-formamido-1,2-O-isopropylidene-heptofuranuronates. Similarly, 1,2-O-isopropyl-idene-3-O-methyl-α-D-xylo-pentodialdo-1,4-furanose gave the 3-O-methyl-heptofuranuronates 7 and 11. Reduction of 7 and 11 gave N-methylamino esters that exhibited Cotton effects from which the configurations at C-6 of 7 and 11 were deduced. The chiralities at C-5 of 7 and 11 were established by tetrahydropyranlation of 7 and 11, followed by consecutive treatment with bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium hydride, periodate, sodium borohydride, and dilute acid, to give 1,2-O-isopropylidene-3-O-methyl-α-D-glucofuranose and its β-L-ido epimer, respectively. Attempts to methylate HO-5 of 7 and 11 resulted in elimination. On formylaminomethylenation (ethyl isocyanoacetate and potassium hydride in tetrahydrofuran), 3-O-benzyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-ribo-pentodialdo-1,4-furanose and its 3-O-methyl-α-D-xylo epimer each gave (E)- and (Z)-mixtures of alkenes that were hydrogenated to give mixtures of 5,6-dideoxy-6-formamido-heptofuranuronates.     

A new synthesis of 4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-d-galactopyranose

The bromide-catalyzed condensation of 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-d-galactopyranosyl bromide (11) with methyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl-α-d-galactopyranoside (3) gave methyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-α-d-galactopyranosyl)-α-d-galactopyranoside (12) in 83% yield. The yield of this glycosidation reaction was high, despite the axial orientation of the 4-hydroxyl group of 3. Stepwise deprotection of 12 afforded methyl 4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-α-d-galactopyranoside (15). Acetylation of 15, followed by acetolysis, gave the known α-octaacetate 17. This scheme constituted a total synthesis of 4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-d-galactopyranose (2) in 25% yield from 3. The disaccharide 2 is the terminal disaccharide of the ceramide trisaccharide related to Fabry's disease.     

Synthesis and properties of 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-1-O-(N-benzyloxycarbonyldipeptidyl)-α- and -β-D-glucopyranoses and 1-O-dipeptidyl-D-glucopyranoses. Piperazinedione formation from 1-O-dipeptidyl-D-glucopyranoses by intramolecular aminolysis

2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-benzyl-1-O-(N-benzyloxycarbonyldipeptidyl)-D-glucopyranoses (1–5) were synthesized from 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-α-D-glucopyranose and pentachlorophenyl esters of N-benzyloxycarbonyldipeptides in the presence of imidazole; the anomeric mixtures were resolved and the α and β anomers were characterized. Catalytic hydrogenation of the β anomers of 1–3, having aglycon groups containing aliphatic amino acid residues, afforded the corresponding 1-O-dipeptidyl-β-D-glucopyranoses, which were characterized as the mono-oxalates 6–8; 6 and 7 were converted into the N-acetyl derivatives 9 and 10, which were also prepared by definitive methods. Hydrogenolysis of the β anomers of 4 and 5, having aglycon groups containing Phe-Gly and Gly-Phe residues, led to intramolecular aminolysis with scission of the glycosidic ester bond to give 3-benzylpiperazine-2,5-dione and D-glucose. Selective N-deprotection of 5β afforded 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-1-O-(glycyl-DL-phenylalanyl)-β-D-glucopyranose (13β), and complete deprotection of 5α gave 1-O-(glycyl-DL-phenylalanyl)-α-D-glucopyranose (14) as the preponderant products; in both cases, intramolecular cyclisation of the aglycon group was a minor reaction. The results suggest that the balance between the formation of free D-glucosyl ester and the respective piperazinedione derivative depends primarily upon the nature and the sequence of the amino acids involved, and to a lesser extent upon the nature of substituents and the anomeric configuration of the sugar component.     

Studies on the koenigs-knorr reaction : Part V. Synthesis of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3-O-α-L-fucopyranosyl-α-D-glucose

Optically pure 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3-O-α-L-fucopyranosyl-α-D-glucose was synthesized by the Koenigs-Knorr reaction of 2-O-benzyl-3,4-di-O-p-nitrobenzoyl-α-L-fucopyranosyl bromide with benzyl 2-acetamido-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyrainoside. Reaction of 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-α-L-fucopyranosyl bromide gave the β-L-fucopyranosyl anomer. In contrast to the stereospecificity shown in this reaction by these two bromides, 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-α-L-fucopyranosyl bromide afforded a mixture of α-L and β-L anomers in almost equimolar proportions. The disaccharides synthesized were crystallized and characterized, and their optical purity demonstrated by g.l.c. of the per(trimethylsilyl) ethers of the corresponding alditols.