Synthesis of O-β-d-mannopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-d-galactopyranose,the trisaccharide repeating-unit of the O-specific polysaccharide from Salmonella anatum

Glycosylation of 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-d-galactofuranose with 2,3-di-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-d-mannopyranosyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl bromide, followed by removal of the protecting groups, gave O-β-d-mannopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→3)-d-galactose, which is the trisaccharide repeating-unit of the O-specific polysaccharide chain of the lipopolysaccharide from Salmonella anatum. The formation of the β-d-mannopyranosyl linkage was achieved by a glucose-mannose conversion via stereoselective reduction of the corresponding oxo-disaccharide.     

Synthesis of two purple-membrane glycolipids and the glycolipid sulfate O-(β-d-glucopyranosyl 3-sulfate)-(1→6)-O-α-d-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→1)-2, 3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol

The two purple-membrane glycolipids O-β-d-glucopyranosyl- and O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-O-α-d-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→1)-2, 3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol were prepared by coupling O-(2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-α-d-mannopyranosyl)-(1→2)-O-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl)-(1→1)-2, 3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol (9) with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl bromide or 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-mannopyranosyl bromide, respectively, followed by deacetylation. The glycolipid sulfate O-(β-d-glucopyranosyl 3-sulfate)-(1→6)-O-α-d-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→1)-2,3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycerol was prepared by coupling of 9 with 2,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-3-O-trichloroethyloxycarbonyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl bromide in the presence of Hg(CN)₂/HgBr₂ followed by selective removal of the 3?-trichloroethyloxycarbonyl group, sulfation of HO-3?, and deacetylation. The suitably protected key-intermediate 9 could be prepared by two distinct approaches.     

Synthesis of phenyl O-α-l-fucopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→3)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-d-galactopyranoside

phenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4,6-O-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-3-O-[4,6-O-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-β-d-alactopyranosyl]-α-d-galactopyranoside (3) was prepared from phenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-4,6-O-(p-methoxybenzylidene)-3-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-d-galactopyranosyl)-α-d-galactopyranoside by zemplén deacetylation, followed by reaction with p-methoxybenzaldehyde in the presence of anhydrous zinc chloride. The selective benzoylation of 3 gave the 3′-benzoate which, on condensation with 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-α- l-fucopyranosyl bromide under catalysis by halide ion, afforded a crystalline trisaccharide from which the title trisaccharide was obtained by debenzoylation followed by catalytic hydrogenolysis.     

The crystal and molecular structure of O-α-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→3)-O-β-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranose

The crystal structure of α-D-Manp-(1→3)-β-D-Manp-(1→4)-α-D-GlcNAcp has been determined by the direct method using the multi-solution, tangent formula, and “magic integer” procedures. The space group is P2₂, and 2 molecules are in the unit cell with a  9.894 (5), b  10.372 (6), c  11.816 (6) Å, and β  95.03° (6). The structure was refined to R 0.059 for 2099 reflections measured with Mo Kα radiation. Difference synthesis showed all the hydrogen atoms, and indicated a partial (～30%) substitution of the α-anomer molecules by the β-anomer molecules. The D-mannopyranose and the D-glucopyranose have the normal ⁴C₁ conformation; an intramolecular hydrogen-bond O-3″-H.....O-5′ (2.703 Å) stabilises the GlcNAc in relation to β-D-mannopyranose.     

Synthesis of 4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-l-rhamnose and 4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-2-O-β-glucopyranosyl-l-rhamnose using dioxolane-type benzylidene acetals as temporary protecting-groups

The Halide ion-catalysed reaction of benzyl exo-2,3-O-benzylidene-α-l-rhamnopyranoside with tetra-O-benzyl-α-d-galactopyranosyl bromide and hydrogenolysis of the exo-benzylidene group of the product 2 gave benzyl 3-O-benzyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-α-d-galactopyranosyl)-α-l-rhamnopyranoside (6). Compound 2 was converted into 4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-l-rhamnose. The reaction of 6 with tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl bromide and removal of the protecting groups from the product gave 4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-2-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-l-rhamnose.     

Synthesis of 5-O-α-and-β-d-glucopyranosyl-d-glucofuranose and 5-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl-d-fructopyranose (leucrose)

Reaction of 1,2-O-cyclopentylidene-α-d-glucofuranurono-6,3-lactone (2) with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl bromide (1) gave 1,2-O-cyclopentylidene- 5-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl)-α-d-glucofuranurono-6,3-lactone (3, 45%) and 1,2-O-cyclopentylidene-5-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-α-d-glucofuranurono-6,3-lactone (4, 38%). Reduction of 3 and 4 with lithium aluminium hydride, followed by removal of the cyclopentylidene group, afforded 5-O-α-(9) and -β-d-glucopyranosyl-d-glucofuranose (12), respectively. Base-catalysed isomerization of 9 yielded crystalline 5-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl-d-fructopyranose (leucrose, 53%).     

A synthesis of 3-O-(α-d-mannopyranosyl)-d-mannose and its protein conjugate

Methods for the synthesis of 3-O-(α-d-mannopyranosyl)-d-mannose and 2-(4-aminophenyl)ethyl 3-O-(α-d-mannopyranosyl)-α-d-mannopyranoside have been investigated by a number of sequences. Glycosidations with 2,3-di-O-acetyl-4,6-di-O-benzyl-d-mannopyranosyl and 2-O-benzoyl-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-d-mannopyranosyl p-toluenesulfonates were found to give better yields than the Helferich modification, the use of a peracylated d-mannopyranosyl halide, or the use of triflyl leaving group. Only the α anomer was obtained. Factors influencing glycosidation reactions are discussed. A mercury(II) complex was used for selective 2-O-acylation of 4,6-di-O-benzyl-α-d-mannopyranosides. A disaccharide—protein conjugate was prepared by the isothiocyanate method.     

The synthesis of methyl 4-O-(4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-β-d-galactopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside: The methyl β-glycoside of the trisaccharide related to Fabry's disease

As part of a program to synthesize the ceramide trisaccharide (1) related to Fabry's disease, methyl 4-O-(4-O-α-$\text{d}$-galactopyranosyl-β-$\text{d}$-galactopyranosyl)-β-$\text{d}$-glucopyranoside (12) was prepared. Methyl β-lactoside (2) was converted into methyl 4-O-(4,6-O-benzylidene-β-$\text{d}$-galactopyranosyl)-β-$\text{d}$-glucopyranoside (4). Methyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl-4-O-(2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl-β-$\text{d}$-galactopyranosyl)-β-$\text{d}$-glucopyranoside (7) was synthesized from 4 through the intermediates methyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl-4-O-(4,6-O-benzylidene-2,3-di-O-benzoyl-β-$\text{d}$-galactopyranosyl)-β-$\text{d}$-glucopyranoside (5) and methyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl-4-O-(2,3-di-O-benzoyl-β-$\text{d}$-galactopyranosyl)-β-$\text{d}$-glucopyranoside (6). The halide-catalyzed condensation of 7 with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-$\text{d}$-galactopyranosyl bromide (8) gave methyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl-4-O-[2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-α-$\text{d}$-galactopyranosyl)- β-$\text{d}$-galactopyranosyl]-β-$\text{d}$-glucopyranoside (10). Stepwise deprotection of 10 led to 12, the methyl β-glycoside of the trisaccharide related to Fabry's disease.     

X-ray crystal structure of maltitol (4-O-α-d-glucopyranosyl-d-glucitol

Maltitol, crystallised from aqueous solution, has m.p. 146.5–147°, [α]_d + 106.5° (water), and is orthorhombic with the space group P2₁2₁2₁ and Z = 4, and with cell dimensions a = 8.166(5), b = 12.721(9), and c = 13.629(6) Å. The molecule shows a fully extended conformation with no intramolecular hydrogen-bonds. All nine hydroxyl groups are involved in intermolecular hydrogen-bond networks and in bifurcated, finite chains. The d-glucopyranosyl moiety has the ⁴C₁ conformation, and the conformation about the C-5–C-6 bond is gauche-gauche. The d-glucitol residue has the bent [ap, Psc, Psc (APP)] conformation. The empirical formula for the solubility in water is C = 119.1 + 1.204 T + 4.137 × 10^?2 T² ? 7.137 × 10^?4 T³ + 7.978 × 10^?6 T⁴. The thermal properties are as follows: ΔH_f = 13.5 kcal.mol^?1, and Q = ?5.57 kcal.mol^?1.     

Identification of neoschaftoside as 6-C-β-d-glucopyranosyl-8-C-β-l-arabinopyranosylapigenin

The structure of neoschaftoside is shown for the first time to be 6-C-β-d-glucopyranosyl-8-C-β-l-arabinopyranosylapigenin. A variety of chemical and spectroscopic techniques are involved.     

The first total synthesis of 7-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-4′-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl apigenin via a hexanoyl ester-based protection strategy

The first total synthesis of 7-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-4′-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl apigenin 1, which exhibits good anti-hepatitis B virus and anti-stroke activities, was accomplished in six steps and 20% overall yield from apigenin. Another synthetic route, in which the target was obtained in seven steps, was also developed to prove the utility of a hexanoyl ester-based orthogonal protection strategy. The hexanoyl protection strategy provided all the flavonoid intermediates with good solubility and reactivity, enabled efficient selective protection and glycosylation, and provided a practical and effective synthetic strategy for flavonoids, starting from commercially available flavone.     

The synthesis of a mannosyl-N-acetylglucosamine-l-asparagine compound: 2-acetamido-N-(l-aspart-4-oyl)-2-deoxy-3-O-α-d-mannopyranosyl-β-d-glucopyranosylamine

The title compound, used in the synthesis of glycopeptides and as a reference substance in the structural elucidation of glycoproteins, was synthesized by condensation of 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-mannopyranosyl bromide with 2-acetamido-4,6-O-benzylidene-α-d-glucopyranosyl azide, followed by removal of the benzylidene group to give the disaccharide azide 6 and acetylation. The resulting fully acetylated disaccharide azide 7 was also obtained by treatment of the known 2-acetamido-1,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-3-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-mannopyranosyl)-α-d-glucopyranose with hydrogen chloride and then with silver azide. The azide 7 was reduced in presence of platinum oxide (Adams' catalyst), and the resulting amine was condensed with 1-benzyl N-benzyloxycarbonyl-l-aspartate in the presence of N,N′-dicyclocarbodiimide. The removal of the protective group was accomplished by hydrogenolysis and O-deacetylation. In a second route, the disaccharide azide 6 was reduced and then condensed with 1-benzyl N-benzyloxycarbonyl-l-aspartate, and the resulting product hydrogenolyzed.     

Syntheses of 3-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-α-d-galactopyranose (“lacto-N-biose II”) and 3,4-di-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-d-galactopyranose

3- O-(2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-α-d-galactopyranose (10, “Lacto-N-biose II”) was synthesized by treatment of benzyl 6-O-allyl-2,4-di-O-benzyl-β-d-galactopyranoside with 2-methyl-(3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-1,2-dideoxy-α-d-glucopyrano)[2,1-d]-2-oxazoline (5), followed by selective O-deallylation, O-deacetylation, and catalytic hydrogenolysis. Condensation of 5 with benzyl 6-O-allyl-2-O-benzyl-α-d-galactopyranoside, followed by removal of the protecting groups, gave 10 and a new, branched trisaccharide, 3,4-di-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-d-galactopyranose (27).     

β-Elimination of 2-O-(4-O-methyl-α-d-glucopyranosyluronic acid)-d-xylose with methylsulphinyl carbanion and hydrolysis of the hex-4-enopyranosiduronic linkage

On treatment with m sodium methylsulphinylmethanide at 25°, 2-O-(4-O-methyl-α-d-glucopyranosyluronic acid)-d-xylose (1) was rapidly degraded by β-elimination, to form 2-O-(4-deoxy-β-l-threo-hex-4-enopyranosyluronic acid)-d-xylose (2). The kinetics of hydrolysis of 1 and 2 in 0.5m sulphuric acid have been studied. Compound 2 was hydrolysed 70 times faster than 1. Compared with the rate coefficients of other related compounds, 2 was hydrolysed at approximately the same rate as 2-O-(4-O-methyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl)-d-xylose, 3.5 times more slowly than xylobiose, and twice as fast as the xylosidic bond in O-(4-O-methyl-α-d-glucopyranosyluronic acid)-(1→2)-O-β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1→4)-d-xylose.     

Synthesis,crystal structure,and conformation of 3-O-(6-O-acetyl-2,3-anhydro-4-deoxy-α-l-ribo-hexopyranosyl)-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-d-glucofuranose

3-O-(6-O-Acetyl-2,3-anhydro-4-deoxy-α-l-ribo-hexopyranosyl)-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-d-glucofuranose has been synthesised and its monocrystal investigated by X-ray diffraction methods. The compound crystallises in the orthorhombic system, space group P2₁2₁2₁, with cell constants a = 8.790(7), b = 11.678(4), and c = 21.457(10) Å. The intensity data were collected with a four-circle CAD-4 diffractometer. From a total of 1684 intensities, 1275 were of I > 2σ_I. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined by the full-matrix, least-squares procedure, resulting in R 0.057. The 4-deoxy-2,3-anhydropyranose ring is characterised by a sofa conformation (₅E), the 1,2-O-isopropylidene ring has a hybrid conformation (E + T), and the 5,6-O-isopropylidene and the α-d-glucofuranose rings have twist (T) conformations. The φ and ψ torsion angles for the glycosidic linkage are 54(4)° and 29(4)°, respectively.     

Synthesis of p-isothiocyanatophenyl 3-O-(3,5-dideoxy-α-d-ribo-hexopyranosyl)-α-d-mannopyranoside

The synthesis of the title disaccharide derivative (1C), corresponding to the Salmonella O-factor 2¹, is described. Treatment of 2-O-benzyl-4-O-p-nitrobenzoyl-α-paratosyl bromide (5) with p-nitrophenyl 2-O-benzyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-α-d-mannoside in dichloromethane, in the presence of mercuric cyanide, gave the α- and β-linked disaccharide derivatives (6a and 6b) in yields of 34 and 5%, respectively. The disaccharide derivative 10 can react with free amino groups in proteins to produce artificial antigens useful in studies on Salmonella immunology.     

The synthesis of 3-amino-3-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranosyl α-d-glucopyranoside (3-amino-3-deoxy-α,α-trehalose

The preparation of 2,3-di-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-α-d-glucopyranosyl-2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-α-d-ribo-hexopyranosid-3-ulose (3) from 4,6:4′,6′-di-O-benzylidene-α,α-trehalose (1) via the 2,3,2′-tribenzoate 2 has been improved. Reduction of 3 with sodium borohydride gave 2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-α-d-allopyranosyl 2,3-di-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-α-d-glucopyranoside (4), which was converted into the methanesulfonate 5 and trifluoromethanesulfonate 6. Displacement of the sulfonic ester group in 6 with lithium azide was very facile and afforded a high yield of 3-azido-2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-3-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranosyl 2,3-di-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-α-d-glycopyranoside (7), whereas similar displacement in 5 proceeded sluggishly, giving a lower yield of 7 together with an unsaturated disaccharide (8). The azido sugar 7 was converted by conventional reactions into the analogous 2,3,2′-triacetate 9, the corresponding 2,3,2′-triol 10, and deprotected 3-azido-3-deoxy-α-d-glucopyranosyl α-d-glucopyranoside (11). Hydrogenation of 11 over Adams' catalyst furnished crystalline 3-amino-3-deoxy-α,α-trehalose hydrochloride (12), the overall yield from 3 being 35%.     

Luteolin 3′,4′-di-O-β-d-glucuronide and luteolin 3′-O-β-d-glucuronide from Lunularia cruciata

Luteolin 3′,4′-di-O-β-d-glucuronide is the major flavonoid in the liverwort Lunularia cruciata. It is accompanied by small amounts of luteolin 3′-O-β-d-glucuronide. Both are new natural products and the former appears to be a unique example of a 3′,4′-diglycosylated flavonoid. Luteolin 4′-O-β-d-glucuronide was isolated as a hydrolysis product of the diglucuronide.     

Chemical Syntheses of 4-O-α and -β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-galactose and 3-O-α- and -β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-galactose

Reaction of 2,3-di-O-acetyl-1,6-anhydro-β-D-galactopyranose (2) with 2,3,4,6-tetra- O-acetyl-α-D-galactopyranosyl bromide in the presence of mercuric cyanide and subsequent acetolysis gave 1,2,3,6-tetra-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-galactopyranosyl)-α-D-galactopyranose (4, 40%) and 1,2,3,6-tetra-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl)-α-D-galactopyranose (5, 30%). Similarly, reaction of 2,4-di-O-acetyl-1,6-anhydro-β-D-galactopyranose (3) gave 1,2,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-3-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-galactopyranosyl)-α-D-galactopyranose (6, 46%) and 1,2,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-3-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl)-α-D-galactopyranose (7, 14%). The anomeric configurations of 4-7 were assigned by n.m.r. spectroscopy. Deacetylation of 4-7 afforded 4-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-D-galactose (8), 4-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-galactose (9), 3-O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-D-galactose (10), and 3-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-D-galactose (11), respectively.