Synthesis of a 2-acetamido-5-amino-2,5-dideoxy- -xylopyranosyl derivative

2-Acetamido-5-amino-2,5-dideoxy- -xylopyranosyl hydrogensulfite (11) has been synthesized from benzyl 2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-2-deoxy-5,6-O-isopro-pylidene-β- -glucofuranoside (1). O-Deisopropylidenation of 1 gave the triol 2, which was converted, via oxidative cleavage at C-5-C-6 and subsequent reduction, into the related benzyl β- -xylofuranoside derivative (3). Catalytic reduction of benzyl 2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-2-deoxy-5-O-tosyl-β- -xylofuranoside, derived from 3 by selective tosylation, and subsequent N-acetylation, afforded benzyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-5-O-tosyl-β- -xylofuranoside, which was treated with sodium azide to give the corresponding 5-azido derivative (6). (Tetrahydropyran-2-yl)ation of the product formed by hydrolysis of 6 gave 2-acetamido-5-azido-2,5-dideoxy-1,3- di-O-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)- -xylofuranose (9). Treatment of 2-acetamido-5-amino-2,5-dideoxy-1,3-di-O-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)- -xylofuranose, derived from 9 by reduction, with sulfur dioxide in water gave 11. Hydrogenation of 6 and subsequent acetylation yielded 3-acetamido-4,5-diacetoxy-1-acetyl-xylo-piperidine. Evidence in support of the structures assigned to the new derivatives is presented.