Stereoselective synthesis of chirally deuterated (S)-D-(6-(2)H(1))glucose

Chirally deuterated (S)-D-(6-(2)H(1))glucose has been prepared in good overall yield from d-(6,6'-(2)H(2))glucose by a short, five-step synthesis from D-(6,6-(2)H(2))glucose utilizing (R)-(+)-Alpine-Borane [(R)-9-[(6,6-dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-yl)methyl]-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane]. Suitably protected methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-D-(6,6-(2)H(2))glucopyranoside was prepared and the deuterated O-6 primary alcohol was oxidized to an aldehyde by Swern oxidation. Stereoselective reduction with nondeuterated (R)-(+)-Alpine-Borane gave methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-(6S)-D-(6-(2)H(1))glucopyranoside, which was deprotected under standard conditions to afford the title compound. The key stereoselective reduction step was achieved in 90% yield. The preparation uses economical, commercially available starting materials and will be useful for elucidating biosynthetic mechanisms.     

Syntheses of (+)- and (-)-dihydropinidine and (+)- and (-)-epidihydropinidine by using yeast reduction of methyl (2-oxocyclohexyl)acetate

(+) and (-)-Dihydropinidine and (+)- and (-)-epidihydropinidine were synthesized from hydroxy esters 1 and 2 which had been prepared by yeast reduction of methyl (2-oxocyclohexyl)acetate. The enantiomeric excess at the C-1 positions of 1 and 2 were both determined as more than 99% ee.     

Synthesis of (S)-2-fluoro-L-daunosamine and (S)-2-fluoro-D-ristosamine

Derivatives of (S)-2-fluoro-L-daunosamine and (S)-2-fluoro-D-ristosamine were synthesized, starting ultimately from 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose which was converted, according to the literature, into methyl 2-benzamido-4, 6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxy-3-O-(methylsulfonyl)-alpha-D-glucopyranoside (2). Treatment of 2 with tetrabutylammonium fluoride gave a 63% yield of (known) methyl 3-benzamido-4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-dideoxy-2-fluoro-alpha-D-altropyran oside (4), together with a 6% yield of its 2-benzamido-2,3-dideoxy-3-fluoro-alpha-D-gluco isomer. From 4, the corresponding 6-bromo-2,3,6-trideoxyglycoside 4-benzoate (6) was obtained by Hanessian-Hullar reaction. Dehydrobromination of 6, followed by catalytic hydrogenation of the resulting 5-enoside, and subsequent debenzoylation and N-trifluoroacetylation, afforded the fluorodaunosaminide, methyl 2,3,6-trideoxy-2-fluoro-3-trifluoroacetamido-beta-L-galactopyranos ide. Reductive debromination of 6, followed by debenzoylation and N-trifluoroacetylation, gave the fluororistosaminide, methyl 2,3,6-trideoxy-2-fluoro-3-trifluoroacetamido-alpha-D-altropyran oside. The 1H-n.m.r. spectra of the new aminofluoro sugars are discussed with respect to the effects of neighboring amino and acylamido substituents on geminal and vicinal 1H-19F coupling constants, in comparison with the reported effects of oxygen substituents.     

Studies toward a conjugate vaccine for anthrax. Synthesis and characterization of anthrose [4,6-dideoxy-4-(3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanamido)-2-O-methyl-D-glucopyranose] and its methyl glycosides

The key step in the first chemical synthesis of anthrose (16) and its methyl alpha- (6) and beta-glycoside (22) was inversion of configuration at C-2 in triflates 10, 2, and 18, respectively, obtained from the common intermediate, methyl 4-azido-3-O-benzyl-4,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranoside (1). To prepare methyl alpha-anthroside (6), methylation at O-2 of the gluco product 3, obtained from 2, was followed by hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis of the formed 2-methyl ether 4, to simultaneously remove the protecting benzyl group and reduce the azido function. Subsequent N-acylation of the formed amine 5 with 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid gave the target methyl alpha-glycoside 6. Synthesis of methyl beta-anthroside (22) comprised the same sequence of reactions, starting from the known methyl 4-azido-3-O-benzyl-4,6-dideoxy-beta-D-mannopyranoside (17), which was prepared from 1. In the synthesis of anthrose (16), 1-thio-beta-glucoside 11, obtained from 1 through 10, was methylated at O-2, and the azido function in the resulting benzylated 1-thioglycoside 12 was selectively reduced to give amine 13. After N-acylation with 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid, 1-thioglycoside 14 was hydrolyzed to give the corresponding reducing sugar, aldol 15, which was debenzylated to afford anthrose.     

Synthesis of a fully protected derivative of O-(N-acetyl-alpha-D-neuraminyl)-(2----3)-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1- ---3)-O- [(N-acetyl-alpha-D-neuraminyl)-(2----6)]-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha- D-galactopyranosyl)-(1----3)-L-serine

N-(Benzyloxycarbonyl)-O-[methyl (5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galact o-2- nonulopyranosyl)onate]-(2----3)-O-(2,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-beta-D - galactopyranosyl)-(1----3)-O-[methyl (5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galact o-2- nonulopyranosyl)onate-(2----6)]-O-(2-acetamido-4-O-acetyl-2- deoxy-alpha-D- galactopyranosyl)-(1----3)-L-serine benzyl ester was synthesized by using O-[methyl (5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5- di-deoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosyl)onate]- (2----3)-O-(2,4,6- tri-O-acetyl-beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-(1----3)-O-[methyl (5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-galact o-2- nonulopyranosyl)onate-(2----6)]-4-O-acetyl-2-azido-2-deoxy-a lpha- and -beta-D-galactopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate as a key glycotetraosyl donor which, upon reaction with N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-serine benzyl ester, afforded a 44% yield of a mixture of the alpha- and beta-glycosides in the ratio of 2:5.     

Multiply 13C-substituted monosaccharides: synthesis of D-(1,5,6-13C3)glucose and D-(2,5,6-13C3)glucose.

D-(1,5,6-13C3)Glucose (7) has been synthesized by a six-step chemical method. D-(1,2-13C2)Mannose (1) was converted to methyl D-(1,2-13C2)mannopyranosides (2), and 2 was oxidized with Pt-C and O2 to give methyl D-(1,2-13C2)mannopyranuronides (3). After purification by anion-exchange chromatography, 3 was hydrolyzed to give D-(1,2-13C2)mannuronic acid (4), and 4 was converted to D-(5,6-13C2)mannonic acid (5) with NaBH4. Ruff degradation of 5 gave D-(4,5-13C2)arabinose (6), and 6 was converted to D-(1,5,6-13C3)glucose (7) and D-(1,5,6-13C3)mannose (8) by cyanohydrin reduction. D-(2,5,6-13C3)Glucose (9) was prepared from 8 by molybdate-catalyzed epimerization.     

Synthesis and stereochemistry of C-3- and C-7-linked (O-carboxymethyl)-oximino- and hemisuccinamido derivatives of 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone.

The 3-(O-carboxymethyl)oximino derivative of 17β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-3-one (5α-dihydrotestosterone) was prepared. Thin-layer chromatography of the corresponding methyl ester showed the presence of two syn (60%) and anti (40%) geometrical isomers of the oxime chain to the C-4 position, which were characterized by ¹³C nmr. The 3β-hemisuccinami-do-5α-androstan-17β-ol was obtained after selective saponification with potassium carbonate of the 17β-hemisuccinate group of the 3,17-dihemi-succinoylated derivative of the previously described 3β-amino-5α-androstan-17β-ol. This 3β-hemisuccinamide was purified as the corresponding methyl ester-17β-acetate and was regenerated after saponification. The 3,3'-ethylenedioxy-7-oxo-5α-androstan-17β-yl acetate was obtained in quantitative yield by catalytic hydrogenation over 10% palladium-oncharcoal of the Δ⁵-7-oxo precursor in a dioxane-ethanol mixture containing traces of pyridine. The exclusive 5α-configuration of this hydrogenated product was established from nmr data and was confirmed by the synthesis of methyl 3,3'-ethylenedioxy-7-oxo-5β-cholan-24-oate as 5β-H-reference compound. The preceding 5α-H-7-ketone was converted into the 7-(O-carboxymethyl)oximino derivative (syn isomer to the C-6 position, exclusively) which was esterified into the corresponding methyl ester. The selective hydrolysis of the 3-ethyleneketal group was achieved by a short treatment with a formic acid-ether 1:1 (v/v) mixture at 20°C. Saponification of the latter reaction product with ethanolic potassium hydroxide gave the 7-(O-carboxymethyl)oximino-17β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-3-one derivative, which was characterized as the corresponding methyl ester. The reduction of the oxime of the 5α-H-7-ketone with sodium in ethanol or with lithium-aluminium hydride gave respectively the 7β-amine or the 7α-amine as the major product. The 7β- and 7α-configurations were established from nmr spectra of the corresponding 7-acetamido derivatives. The 7β- and 7α-hemisuccinamido derivatives were prepared from the mixture of 7β- and 7α-amines, as described above for 3-derivatives and were isolated after thin-layer chromatography of the methyl esters, followed by saponification of the corresponding 17β-acetates.     

Synthesis of 2-amino-6-(4-[11C]methoxyphenylthio)-9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]purine bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) ester as a novel potential PET gene reporter probe for HBV and HSV-tk in cancers

Acyclic nucleoside 2-amino-6-(4-methoxyphenylthio)-9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]purine bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) ester (ABE, 1) is a new hepatitis B virus (HBV) specific antiviral reagent and shows high anti-HBV activity. Carbon-11 labeled ABE may serve as a novel reporter probe for positron emission tomography (PET) to image HBV and herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) in cancers. The radiolabeling precursors 2-amino-6-(4-hydroxyphenylthio)-9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]purine bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) ester (10) and 2-N-Boc protected analogue 2-N-bis(Boc)amino-6-(4-hydroxyphenylthio)-9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]purine bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) ester (12), and the reference standard ABE were synthesized from bis(trifluoroethyl) (2-iodoethoxy)methylphosphonate (5), guanine (6), and 2-amino-6-chloropurine (8). The target radiotracer 2-amino-6-(4-[11C]methoxyphenylthio)-9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]purine bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) ester ([11C]ABE, [11C]1) was prepared by O-[11C]methylation of the unprotected HO-precursor 10, or 2-N-Boc protected HO-precursor 12 with [11C]methyl triflate followed by a quick deprotection reaction, and isolated by solid-phase extraction (SPE) purification in 40-55% radiochemical yields.     

Enzymatic synthesis of Kdn oligosaccharides by a bacterial alpha-(2-->6)-sialyltransferase.

Synthesis of CMP-deaminoneuraminic acid (CMP-beta-D-Kdn) and its enzymatic transfer reaction using bacterial alpha-(2-->6)-sialyltransferase were examined. CMP-beta-D-Kdn was prepared from methyl 4,5,7,8,9-penta-O-acetyl-3-deoxy-D-glycero-beta-D-galacto-2- nonulopyranosonate (2) in 24% overall yield. Enzymatic synthesis of Kdn oligosaccharide with CMP-beta-D-Kdn (10.2 mumol), methyl beta-D-lactosaminide (7, 8.1 mumol) and purified sialyltransferase (80 munits) afforded Kdn-alpha-(2-->6)-Gal-beta-(1-->4)-GlcNAc-beta-1-OMe in 77% yield.     

Total synthesis of the mollu-series glycosyl ceramides alpha-D-Manp-(1----3)-beta-D-Manp-(1----4)-beta-D-Glcp-(1----1)-Cer and alpha-D-Manp-(1----3)-[beta-D-Xylp-(1----2)]-beta-D-Manp-(1----4)-beta- D-Glcp-(1----1)-Cer

The mollu-series glycosphingolipids, O-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl-(1----3)-O-beta-D-mannopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-bet a-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----1)-2-N-tetracosanoyl-(4E)-sphingeni ne and O-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl-(1----3)-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1----2])-O- beta-D-mannopyranosyl-(1----4)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1----1)-2-N- tetracosanoyl-(4E)-sphingenine, were synthesized for the first time by using 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-D-xylopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate, methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-1-thio-alpha-D-mannopyranoside, benzyl O-(4,6-di-O-benzyl-beta-D-mannopyranosyl)-(1----4)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-be ta-D- glucopyranoside 9, and (2S,3R,4E)-2-azido-3-O-(tert-butyldiphenylsilyl)-4-octade cene-1,3-diol 6 as the key intermediates. The hexa-O-benzyl disaccharide 9 was prepared by coupling two monosaccharide synthons, namely, 2,3-di-O-allyl-4,6-di-O-benzyl-alpha-D-mannopyranosyl bromide and benzyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside. It was demonstrated that azide 6 was highly efficient as a synthon for the ceramide part in the coupling with both glycotriaosyl and glycotetraosyl donors, particularly in the presence of trimethylsilyl triflate.     

Diaryldimethylpiperazine ligands with mu- and delta-opioid receptor affinity: Synthesis of (+)-4-[(alphaR)-alpha-(4-allyl-(2S,5S)-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-(3-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-N-ethyl-N-phenylbenzamide and (-)-4-[(alphaR)-alpha-(2S,5S)-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-(3-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-N-ethyl-N-phenylbenzamide

We have explored the synthesis of compounds that have good affinity for both mu- and delta-opioid receptors from the (alphaR,2S,5S) class of diaryldimethylpiperazines. These non-selective compounds were related to opioids that have been found to interact selectively with mu- or delta-opioid receptors as agonists or antagonists. In our initial survey, we found two compounds, (+)-4-[(alphaR)-alpha-(4-allyl-(2S,5S)-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-(3-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-N-ethyl-N-phenylbenzamide (14) and its N-H relative, (-)-4-[(alphaR)-alpha-(2S,5S)-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-(3-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-N-ethyl-N-phenylbenzamide (15), that interacted with delta-receptors with good affinity, and, as we hoped, with much higher affinity at mu-receptors than SNC80. The relative configuration of the benzylic position in (+)-4-[(alphaR)-alpha-(4-allyl-(2S,5S)-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)-(3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-benzyl alcohol (10) was determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis of a crystal that was an unresolved twin. The absolute stereochemistry of that benzylic stereogenic center was unequivocally derived by the X-ray crystallographic analysis from the two other centers of asymmetry in the molecule that were known. Those were established from the synthesis via a dipeptide cyclo-L-Ala-L-Ala in which the absolute stereochemistry was established.     

SAR studies of 6-(arylamino)-4,4-disubstituted-1-methyl-1,4-dihydro-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-2-ones as progesterone receptor antagonists

We previously disclosed that 6-aryl benzoxazin-2-ones were PR modulators. In a continuation of this work we examined the SAR of new 6-arylamino benzoxazinones and found the targets 1-25, with an extra amino linker between the pendent 6-aryl groups and benzoxazinone or benzoxazine-2-thione core, were PR antagonists. A series of compounds with substituents at the 1- and 4-positions as well as different 6-aryl groups were prepared and tested in the T47D cell alkaline phosphatase assay. Interestingly, the SAR unveiled from the 6-arylamino benzoxazinones was quite different from those of their parent compounds. For example, in contrast to the 6-aryl benzoxazinones, methyl substitution at the 1-position significantly increased the potency of 6-arylamino benzoxazinones. Several 6-arylamino benzoxazinones (e.g., 12, IC(50)=5.0 nM) had low nanomolar in vitro potency as PR antagonists in the T47D cell alkaline phosphatase assay.     

One trinuclear copper(II) complex derived from a new Schiff base ligand based on the dianion of 4-chloro-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-((3-aminopropylimino)methyl)-phenol: Synthesis, structure, spectroscopic and magnetic properties

A linear trinuclear copper(II) complex (1), prepared from a new Schiff base ligand, namely the dianion of 4-chloro-6-(hydroxymethyl)-2-((3-aminopropylimino)methyl)-phenol, was synthesized and characterized in this paper. The X-ray structural study reveals that the geometry of the central Cu2 ion is elongated octahedral and that of the two side Cu(II) ions is distorted square pyramidal. The magnetic susceptibility measurements from 2 to 300 K reveal medium antiferromagnetic interactions between the Cu(II) ions with a J value of −64.6(1) cm⁻¹.     

5-(dimethylamino)-1-naphthalenesulfonyl (dansyl) derivatives of saccharides

6′-O-Dansylgentiobiose, 6-O-(6-O-dansyl-β-d-galactopyranosyl)-d-galactose, and methyl 6-O-dansyl-β-d-galactopyranoside have been prepared.     

1H, (13)C, and (15)N NMR stereochemical study of cis-fused 7a(8a)-methyl and 6-phenyl octa(hexa)hydrocyclopenta[d][1,3]oxazines and [3,1]benzoxazines

Four 7a-methyl octa(or hexa)hydrocyclopenta[d][1,3]oxazines, five 8a-methyl octa(or hexa)hydro[3,1]benzoxazines, two 6-phenyl hexahydro[3,1]benzoxazinones, and 8a-methyl hexahydro[1,3]benzoxazinone, all cis-fused, were prepared and their stereostructures studied by various one- and two-dimensional (1)H, (13)C, and (15)N NMR spectroscopic methods. In solution, the cyclopentane-fused 2-oxo derivatives and the 1,3-benzoxazinone were found to attain exclusively the N-in/O-in conformation, whereas the 6-phenyl 2-oxo/thioxo derivatives were found to be present predominantly in the N-out conformation. The C-2 unsubstituted and the 2-oxo/thioxo 7a/8a-methyl derivatives were all present in solution as a rapidly interconverting equilibrium of the N-in and N-out conformations. The C-2 methyl derivatives were each found to be interconvertable mixtures of epimers (at C-2) with the N-in conformer predominating for one epimer and the N-out conformer predominating for the other, with both predominating conformers having the C-2 methyl group equatorially orientated. The substituent on the nitrogen (H or Me) was found to be always predominantly equatorial with respect to the heteroring, except for the epimeric 2-methyl derivatives with N-out conformations where steric constraints and the generalized anomeric effect resulted in the axial orientation of the C-2 methyl being favored.     

Synthesis of (S)-2-fluoro- -daunosamine and (S)-2-fluoro- -ristosamine

Derivatives of (S)-2-fluoro- -daunosamine and (S)-2-fluoro- -ristosamine were synthesized, starting ultimately from 2-amino-2-deoxy- -glucose which was converted, according to the literature, into methyl 2-benzamido-4,6-O-benzylidene-2-deoxy-3-O-(methylsulfonyl)-α- -glucopyranoside (2). Treatment of 2 with tetrabutylammonium fluoride gave a 63% yield of (known) methyl 3-benzamido-4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-dideoxy-2-fluoro-α- -altropyranoside (4), together with a 6% yield of its 2-benzamido-2,3-dideoxy-3-fluoro-α- -gluco isomer. From 4, the corresponding 6-bromo-2,3,6-trideoxyglycoside 4-benzoate (6) was obtained by Hanessian-Hullar reaction. Dehydrobromination of 6, followed by catalytic hydrogenation of the resulting 5-enoside, and subsequent debenzoylation and N-trifluoroacetylation, afforded the fluorodaunosaminide, methyl 2,3,6-trideoxy-2-fluoro-3-trifluoroacetamido-β- -galactopyranoside. Reductive debromination of 6, followed by debenzoylation and N-trifluoroacetylation, gave the fluororistosaminide, methyl 2,3,6-trideoxy-2-fluoro-3-trifluoroacetamido-α- -altropyranoside. The ¹H-n.m.r. spectra of the new aminofluoro sugars are discussed with respect to the effects of neighboring amino and acylamido substituents on geminal and vicinal ¹H–¹⁹F coupling constants, in comparison with the reported effects of oxyge substituents.     

Stereoselective synthesis of 9-beta-d-arabianofuranosyl guanine and 2-amino-9-(beta-d-arabianofuranosyl)purine

9-beta-d-Arabianofuranosyl guanine (6) and 2-amino-9-(beta-d-arabianofuranosyl)purine (8) were prepared from 2-amino-6-chloro-9-(2,3,5-triphenylmethoxyl-beta-d-arabianofuranosyl)purine (4), a key intermediate which was stereoselectively prepared from 2,3,5-triphenylmethoxyl-d-arabianofuranose and 2-amino-6-chloro-purine. The yield of the intermediate was obviously improved and only beta-isomer was formed by using the activated molecular sieve as environmental friendly catalyst, overcoming the defect that a 1:1 mixture of alpha- and beta-isomers was formed, which was difficult to separate, when toxic mercury cyanide was previously used as catalyst.     

Synthesis of propyl and 2-aminoethyl glycosides of alpha-D-galactosyl-(1-->3')-beta-lactoside.

Propyl and 2-aminoethyl alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->3')-beta-lactosides (1 and 2) were prepared from the corresponding perbenzylated trisaccharide allyl glycoside 6 which, in turn, was obtained by methyl triflate promoted alpha-galactosylation of benzylated allyl lactoside acceptor 4 with thiogalactoside 3. Transformation of the allyl moiety in compound 6 into 2-azidoethyl one was achieved by cleavage of the double bond followed by reduction into alcohol 9, subsequent mesylation, and mesylate-->azide substitution. Alternatively trisaccharide 2 was synthesized using alpha-galactosylation of selectively benzoylated 2-azidoethyl lactoside 19 with 3 as the key step.     

Efficient chemical synthesis of methyl beta-glycosides of beta-(1----6)-linked D-galacto-oligosaccharides by a stepwise and a blockwise approach

Bromoacetylation of methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside (1) followed by cleavage of the methoxyl group from the resulting 6-O-bromoacetyl derivative 2 with 1,1-dichloromethyl methyl ether gave 2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-6-O-bromoacetyl-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl chloride (3). Reaction of 3 with 1, promoted by silver trifluoromethanesulfonate, afforded methyl O-(2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-6-O-bromoacetyl-beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-(1----6) -2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside (12), bearing at O-6 of its non-reducing end-group the selectively removable bromoacetyl group. This was O-debromoacetylated and the disaccharide nucleophile 15 formed was again treated with 3, to give the analogous trisaccharide 18. This sequence of reactions was repeated to afford the analogous tetrasaccharide 20, showing the feasibility of stepwise construction of the title oligosaccharides. Similar reactions of 3 with 1,2,3,4-tetra-O-benzoyl-alpha- (7) and beta-D-galactopyranose (5) gave, respectively, O-(2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-6-O-bromoacetyl-beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-(1----6) -1,2,3,4-tetra-O-benzoyl-alpha- (14) and beta-D-galactopyranose (13). These could be separately converted into the same glycosyl halide, namely, alpha-(2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-6-O-bromoacetyl-beta-D-galactopyranosyl)-(1-- --6)-2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl chloride (16), by cleavage with 1,1-dichloromethyl methyl ether. The chloride 16 was treated with tri- and tetra-saccharide nucleophiles analogous to 15 to give, respectively, the corresponding pentasaccharide 23 and the hexasaccharide 25, demonstrating the possibility of the blockwise construction of higher beta-(1----6)-linked D-galacto-oligosaccharides. The disaccharide 12 was also obtained by the reaction of 1,2,3,4-tetra-O-benzoyl-6-O-bromoacetyl-beta-D-galactopryanose (6) with 1 in the presence of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethane-sulfonate. Similarly, the trisaccharide 18 and the tetrasaccharide 20 were obtained by the treatment of 13, respectively, with 1 and 15, showing that, as with their 1-O-acetyl counterparts, beta-1-benzoates of saccharides bearing at O-2 a group capable of neighboring-group participation can act under these conditions as glycosyl donors. Crystalline methyl beta-glycosides of (1----6)-beta-D-galacto-tetraose (22), -pentaose (24) and -hexaose (27) have been obtained for the first time, by deacylation (Zemplén) of their fully protected precursors.     

Synthesis of the methyl and 1-octyl glycosides of the P-antigen tetrasaccharide (globotetraose)

The methyl and 1-octyl beta-glycosides of the P-antigen tetrasaccharide [globotetraose, beta-D-GalpNAc-(1----3)-alpha-D-Galp-(1----4)-beta-D-Galp-(1----4) -D-Glc] were synthesised from a tetrasaccharide precursor, prepared using methyl disaccharide 1-thioglycosides as intermediates. In the key glycosidation with silver triflate, HO-2 was used as an alpha-directing group in the glycosyl bromide.