NON-ANOMERIC SUGAR ISOUREAS

Six non-anomeric isourea derivatives of d-fructose (7, 8), d-glucose (9, 10), 6-deoxy-l-altrose (11) and l-rhamnose (12) were synthesized from the precursors 1–6 by a CuCl-catalyzed addition of a non-glycosidic OH-group to DCC and DIPC, respectively. Subsequently, the isoureido group of phenyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-6-O-(N,N′-dicyclohexylisoureido)-β-d-glucopyranoside (10) was replaced by an azido and a thioacetyl group, respectively, yielding the corresponding 6-deoxy-6-azido-d-glucopyranoside (13) and 6-deoxy-6-thioacetyl-d-glucopyranoside (14) in moderate to good yields.     

Synthesis of 4-Octuloses from a Derivative of d-Fructose

Abstract

Reaction of 2,3:4,5-di-O-isopropylidene-β-d-arabino--hexos-2-ulo-2,6-pyranose (1) with (methoxycarbonylmethylene)triphenylphosphorane in either dichloromethane or methanol gave methyl (E)-2,3-dideoxy-4,5:6,7-di-O-isopropylidene-β-d-arabino-oct-2-ene-4-ulo-4,8-pyranosonate (2) or a 1:2.3 mixture of 2 and its Z-isomer (3), respectively. Bishydroxylation of 2 with osmium tetraoxide gave a mixture of methyl 4,5:6,7-di-O-isopropylidene-β-d-glycero-d-galacto- (4) and -d-glycero-d-ido-oct-4-ulo-4,8-pyranosonate (5) which were carefully resolved by column chromatography. Compound 4 was transformed into its 2,3-di-O-methyl derivative (6) which was deacetonated to 7 and subsequently degraded to dimethyl 2,3-di-O-methyl-(+)-L-tartrate (8). On the other hand, acetonation of a mixture of 4 and 5 gave the corresponding tri-O-isopropylidene derivatives (9) and (10). Compounds 4 and 5 were reduced with LiAlH₄ to the related 4,5:6,7-di-O-isopropylidene-β-d-glycero-d-galacto- (11) and β-d-glycero-d-ido-oct-4-ulo-4,8-pyranose (12). Treatment of 11 and 12 with acetone/PTSA/CuSO₄ only produced the acetonation at the C-2,3 positions. Finally, compounds 11 and 12 were deacetonated to the corresponding D-glycero-d-galacto- (15) and D-glycero-d-ido-oct.-4-ulose (16).     

Synthesis of Non-glucosamino Glucan Oligosaccharides Related to Heparin and Heparan Sulphate

Abstract

A series of three oligosaccharides, α-d-Glc-(1→4)-β-d-GlcA-1ωe, β-d-GlcA-(1→4)-α-d-Glc-(1→4)-β-d-GlcA-lωe and α-d-Glc-(1→4)-β-d-GlcA-(1→4)-α-d-Glc-(1→4)-β-d-GlcA-1ωe was prepared by a short synthetic route, using maltose and glucuronic acid derivatives as starting materials. The oligosaccharides contain glucose residues instead of glucosamines, and have a less complicated structure than the corresponding unsulphated structures found in native heparin and heparan sulphate. This simplification in structure has diminished the number of synthetic steps and raised the total yield compared to the preparation of the corresponding heparin/heparan sulphate structures which have been found to bind acidic and basic FGF.     

Synthetic Studies on Sialoglycoconjugates 59: Total Synthesis of Tumor-Associated Ganglioside,Sialyl Le

Abstract

The first total synthesis of tumor-associated glycolipid antigen, sialyl Le^a, is described. Methylsulfenyl bromide-silver triflate-promoted coupling of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl O-(2-acetamido-6-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-O-(2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-galactopyranosyl)-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-glucopyranoside (2) with methyl O-(methyl 5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-d-glycero-α-d-galacto-2-nonulopyranosylonate)-(2→3)-2,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-1-thio-β-d-galactopyranoside (3) afforded the pentasaccharide 4a and 5a in good yields. Glycosylation of 4a with methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-1-thio-β-l-fucopyranoside (6) by use of N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) — trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TfOH) as a promoter, gave the desired hexasaccharide 7. Compound 7 was converted into the α-trichloroacetimidate 10, via reductive removal of benzyl groups, O-acetylation, removal of the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl group, and treatment with trichloroacetonitrile, which, on coupling with (2S, 3R,4E)-2-azido-3-O-benzoyl-4-octadecene-1, 3-diol (11), gave the β-glycoside 12. Finally, 12 was transformed, via selective reduction of the azide group, coupling with octadecanoic acid, O-deacylation, and hydrolysis of the methyl ester group, into the title ganglioside 15 in good yield.     

A new steroidal glycoside from Corypha taliera Roxb., a globally endangered species

The reversed-phased HPLC analysis of the methanol extract of the pericarp of C. taliera Roxb. (Talipalm), a rare species of Arecaceae family, afforded a new steroidal glycoside, β-sitosterol-3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-β-d-glucopyranoside (1). The structure of the compound was elucidated unequivocally by UV, IR, HR-ESI-MS, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopic studies.     

Mimics of the Structural Elements of Type III Group B Streptococcus Capsular Polysaccharide. Part I: Synthesis of a Carboxylate-Containing Pentasaccharide

Abstract

A carboxylate-containing pentasaccharide, methyl O-(β-d-galactopyranosyl)-(1→4)-O-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-(1→6)-O-{3-O-[(S)-1-carboxyethyl]-β-d-galactopyranosyl-(1→4)-O}-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-β-d-galactopyranoside (27) was synthesized by block condensation of suitably protected donors and acceptors. Phenyl 3-O-benzyl-4,6-di-O-chloroacetyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-1-thio-β-d-glucopyranoside (17) was condensed with methyl 2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-galactopyranoside (4) to afford a disaccharide, methyl O-(3-O-benzyl-4,6-di-O-chloroacetyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-galactopyranoside (18). Removal of chloroacetyl groups gave 4,6-diol, methyl 0-(3-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-galactopyranoside (19), in which the primary hydroxy group (6-OH) was then selectively chloroacetylated to give methyl O-(3-O-benzyl-6-O-chloroacetyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-galactopyranoside (20). This acceptor was then coupled with 2,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-3-O-[(S)-1-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-α-d-galactopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (14) to afford a trisaccharide, methyl O-{2,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-3-O-[(S)-l-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl]-β-d-galactopyranosyl}-(1→4)-O-(3-O-benzyl-6-O-chloroacetyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-galactopyranoside (21). Removal of the 6-O-chloroacetyl group in 21 gave 22, which was coupled with 4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-d-galactopyranosyl)-2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-α-d-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (23) to yield protected pentasaccharide 24. Standard procedures were used to remove acetyl groups and the phthalimido group, followed by N-acetylation, and debenzylation to yield pentasaccharide 27 and a hydrazide by-product (28) in a 5:1 ratio, respectively. Compound 27 contains a complete repeating unit of the capsular polysaccharide of type III group B Streptococcus in which terminal sialic acid is replaced by an (S)-1-carboxyethyl group.     

Structural Elucidation of an Elicitor-Active Oligosaccharide,LN-3, Prepared from Algal Laminaran

Abstract

The primary structure of an elicitor-active oligosaccharide, LN-3, prepared from partially hydrolyzed algal laminaran was determined by means of the analyses of glycosyl-linkage, fragments by acetolysis, and glycosyl-sequence. The elicitor-active oligosaccharide, LN-3, is a pyridylaminated hepta-β-d-glucoside which was shown to have the following linear structure: β-d-Glcp(1→6)-β-d-Glcp(1→3)-β-d-Glcp(1→3)-β-d-Glcp(1→3)-β-d-Glcp(1→6)-β-d-Glcp(1→3)-Glc-PA.     

A Convenient Synthesis of Pyranosyl-1-carbaldoximes

Abstract

A simple high-yielding procedure is described for the preparation of tri-O-acetyl-β-l-fucopyranosylformaldoxime (1) involving stannate(II)-mediated reduction of the readily accessible tri-O-acetyl-β-l-fucopyranosylnitromethane (3). The d-mannosyl, d-glucosyl, d-galactosyl, and d-xylosyl analogues 7–12 were prepared similarly. The structure of tetra-O-acetyl-β-d-mannopyranosylformaldoxime (7) was determined by X-ray crystallography.     

Synthetic Studies on Sialoglycoconjugates 60: α-Stereocontrolled,Glycoside Synthesis of Trimeric Sialic Acid with Galactose and Lactose Derivatives

Abstract

α-Stereocontrolled, glycoside synthesis of trimeric sialic acid is described toward a systematic approach to the synthesis of sialoglycoconjugates containing an α-sialyl-(2→8)-α-sialyl-(2→8)-sialic acid unit α-glycosidically linked to O-3 of a galactose residue in their oligosaccharide chains. Glycosylation of 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl 6-O-benzoyl-β-d-galactopyranoside (4) or 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl 2,3,6,2′,6′-penta-O-benzyl-β-lactoside (5), with methyl [phenyl 5-acetamido-8-O-[5-acetamido-8-O-(5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-d-glycero-α-d-galacto-2-nonulopyranosylono-1”, 9′-lactone)-4,7-di-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-d-glycero-α-d-galacto-2-nonulopyranosylono-1′, 9-lactone]-4,7-di-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-2-thio-d-glycero-d-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid]onate (3), using N-iodosuccinimide-trifluoromethanesulfonic acid as a promoter, gave the corresponding α-glycosides 6 and 8, respectively. The glycosyl donor 3 was prepared from trimeric sialic acid by treatment with Amberlite IR-120 (H⁺) resin in methanol, O-acetylation, and subsequent replacement of the anomeric acetoxy group with phenylthio. Compounds 6 and 8 were converted into the per-O-acyl derivatives 7 and 9, respectively.     

Two new quercetin glycoside derivatives from the fruits of Gardenia jasminoides var. radicans

Two new quercetin glycoside derivatives named quercetin-3-O-[2-O-trans-caffeoyl-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-d-glucopyranoside] (1) and quercetin-3-O-[2-O-trans-caffeoyl-β-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 6)-β-d-glucopyranoside] (2) along with three known flavonoids, 5-hydroxy-6,7,3′,4′,5′-pentamethoxyflavone (3), 5,7-dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone (4) and kaempferol 3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (5), were isolated from the fruits of Gardenia jasminoides var. radicans. The structures of the new compounds were determined by means of extensive spectroscopic analysis (1D, 2D NMR and HR-ESI-MS), glycoside hydrolysis and sugar HPLC analysis after derivatisation. This is the first report on the isolation of a pair of compounds with α or β-l-rhamnopyranosyl configuration from plant and the first detail assignment of their NMR data.     

Two new triterpenoids from Nauclea officinalis

Two new triterpenoids and three 27-nor-triterpenoids were isolated from the stems (with bark) of Nauclea officinalis. Their structures were identified to be 2β,3β,19α,23-tetrahydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid (1), 2β,3β,19α,23-tetrahydroxy-urs-12-en-28-O-[β-d-glucopyranosyl (1-2)-β-d-glucopyranosyl] ester (2), pyrocincholic acid 3β-O-α-l-rhamnopyranoside (3), pyrocincholic acid 3β-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosy1-28-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl ester (4), pyrocincholic acid 3β-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosy1-28-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-(1-6)-β-d-glucopyranosyl ester (5) by spectroscopic methods including 1D, 2D NMR and HR-MS analyses. The cytotoxic activity of 1–5 against lung cancer A-549 cells was also investigated.     

13C Nmr Spectra of Methyl Deoxyfluoro-β-D-Galactopyranosides and Their Per-O-Acetyl Derivatives

Abstract

Methyl 6-deoxy-6-fluoro-β-d-galactopyranoside has been obtained by treatment of methyl β-d-galactopyranoside with diethyl-aminosulfur trifluoride (DAST). Improvements over the existing syntheses of methyl 2, 3-di-O-benzyl-4-deoxy-4-fluoro-β-d-galacto-pyranoside from the corresponding 6-O-substituted 4-O-arylsul-fonyl-d-gluco derivatives are described. ¹³C NMR spectra of a series of methyl deoxyfluoro-β-d-galactopyranosides and their per-O-acetyl derivatives have been measured. The data obtained can be used as an aid for the interpretation of ¹³C NMR spectra of deoxyfluoro-β-d-galactopyranose-containing oligosaccharides and related substances.     

SYNTHESIS OF (2,3,4,6-TETRA-O-ACETYL-α-D-GLYCOPYRANOSYL) THIOPHENE DERIVATIVES AS NEW C-NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES[1]

Treatment of 2-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)ethanal (1a) and 2-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-galactopyranosyl)ethanal (1b) respectively with malononitrile in the presence of silica gel provided the corresponding 4-[2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glycopyranosyl]-2-cyanocrotononitriles (2a) and (2b). Starting from 2a and 2b, respectively, cyclizations with sulfur and triethylamine yielded 5-[2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glycopyranosyl]-2-aminothiophene-3-carbonitriles (3a) and (3b). Further cyclizations could be achieved by utilizing of triethyl orthoformate/ammonia to furnish the 6-(α-D-glycopyranosyl)thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4-amines 4a and 4b.     

ASCOPYRONE P: CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS FROM d-GLUCOSE

The pyranone, 1,5-anhydro-4-deoxy-d-glycero-hex-1-en-3-ulose (1) (ascopyrone P), has been synthesised in eight steps from d-glucose. The key steps were deacetylation of 3,6-di-O-acetyl-1,5-anhydro-d-glycero-hex-3-en-2-ulose (8) to give isomers and hydrates of 1,5-anhydro-4-deoxy-d-glycero-hex-3-en-2-ulose (9). Isomerisation of this mixture afforded 1,5-anhydro-4-deoxy-d-glycero-hex-1-en-3-ulose (1) (ascopyrone P) in a moderate yield.     

Synthesis of Methyl α-d-Allopyranoside and Methyl α-d-Ribo-hexopyranoside: A Convenient Chemoenzymatic Approach

Abstract

An efficient chemoenzymatic synthesis of methyl α-d-allopyranoside and methyl 3-deoxy-α-d-ribo-hexopyranoside starting from methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-α-d-glucopyranoside is described.     

The Formation of Intermediate Lactones During Aminolysis of Diethyl Xylarate

Abstract

The aminolysis of diethyl xylarate was found to proceed through intermediate lactones. In dimethyl sulfoxide at 30°C in the presence of etha-nolamine/ the 1,5-diester is rapidly converted into ethyl d, l-xylaro-1,4-lactone, which reacts with the primary amine to give ethyr N-(2-hydroxyech-yl)-d, l-xylaramide. This compound then forms N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-d, l-xylara-mide-2T5-lactone, which in turn reacts with ethanolamine to produce the final product, N,N'-bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-d-l-xylaramide. This sequence of reactions was established by ¹³C NMR spectroscbpy.     

Synthetic Studies on Sialoglycoconjugates 75: A Total Synthesis of β-Series Ganglioside GQ1β

Abstract

A first total synthesis of a β-series ganglioside GQ1β (IV³Neu5Acα2, III⁶Neu5Acα2-Gg4Cer) is described. Regio- and stereoselective dimeric sialylation of the hydroxyl group at C-6 of the GalNAc residue in 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3-O-levulinyl-β-d-galactopyranosyl)-(1→4)-O-(2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-galactopyranosyl)-(1→4)-O-2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-d-glucopyranoside (3) with methyl [phenyl 5-acetamido-8-O-(5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-d-glycero-α-d-galacto-2-nonulopyranosylono-1′,9-lactone)-4,7-di-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-2-thio-d-glycero-d-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid]onate (4) using N-iodosuccinimide (NIS)-trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TfOH) as a promoter gave the desired pentasaccharide 5 containing α-glycosidically-linked dimeric sialic acids. This was transformed into the acceptor 6 by removal of the levulinyl group. Condensation of methyl O-[methyl 5-acetamido-8-O-(5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-d-glycero-α-d-galacto-2-nonulopyranosylono-1′,9-lactone)-4,7-di-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-d-glycero-d-galacto-2-nonulopyranosylonate]-(2→3)-2,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-1-thio-β-d-galactopyranoside (7) with 6, using dimethyl(methylthio)sulfonium triflate (DMTST) as a promoter, gave the desired octasaccharide derivative 8 in high yield. Compound 8 was converted into α-trichloroacetimidate 11, via reductive removal of the benzyl groups, O-acetylation, removal of the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl group, and treatment with trichloroacetonitrile, which, on coupling with (2S,3R,4E)-2-azido-3-O-benzoyl-4-octadecene-1,3-diol (12), gave the β-glycoside 13. Finally, 13 was transformed, via selective reduction of the azido group, coupling with octadecanoic acid, O-deacylation, and hydrolysis of the methyl ester group, into the title ganglioside 15 in good yield.     

The Allyl Group for Protection in Carbohydrate Chemistry,Part 14.1 Synthesis of 2, 3-Di-O-Methyl-4-O-(3, 6-Di-O-Methyl-β-D-Glucopyranosyl)-L-Rhamnopyranose (and its α-Propyl Glycoside): A Haptenic Portion of the Major Glycolipid from Mycobacterium Leprae

Abstract

3, 6-Di-O-methyl-d-glucose was prepared via 5-O-allyl-1, 2-O-isopropylidene-3-O-methyl-αd-glucofuranose and was converted into 2, 4-di-O-acetyl-3, 6-di-o-methyl-dD-glucopyranosy 1 chloride. Condensation of the chlorosugar with methanol or allyl 2, 3-O-isopropylidene-α-l-rhamnopyranoside gave the corresponding crystalline β-glycbsides. The allyl 4-O-(2,4-di-O-acetyl-3, 6-di-O-Tnethyl-β-dD-glucopyranosyl)-2, 3-O-isopropylidene-α-l-rhamnopyranoside was converted into the title compounds and into crystalline 2, 3-di-O-acetyl-4-O-(2, 4-di-O-benzyl-3, 6-di-O-methyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-l-rhamnopyranosyl chloride which should serve as an intermediate for the synthesis of the trisaccharide portion of the major glycolipid of Mycobacterium leprae.     

SYNTHESIS OF PRECURSORS FOR NEW PYRIMIDINE ACYCLO-C-NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES BY RING TRANSFORMATION OF 2-FORMYLGALACTAL 1-2 *,†

Reactions of 2-formylgalactal 1, presented as an unsaturated sugar derivative with push-pull functionalization, with guanidinium and amidinium salts, respectively, were carried out under basic conditions to furnish the substituted 5-(1,2,4-tri-O-benzyl-d-lyxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxybutyl)pyrimidines 2–4. Treatment of 1 with 2-aminobenzimidazole and 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole, respectively, afforded 3-(1,2,4-tri-O-benzyl-d-lyxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxybutyl)benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine (5) and 6-(1,2,4-tri-O-benzyl-d-lyxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxybutyl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (6).     

A FACILE SYNTHESIS OF MANNOSE TRI- AND TETRASACCHARIDE REPEATING UNITS OF FUNGAL CELL-WALL POLYSACCHARIDE FROM MICROSPORUM AND TRYCHOPHYTON SPECIES

ABSTRACT

A facile synthesis of the trisaccharide α-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-mannopyranose and the tetrasaccharide α-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-α-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→6)-D-mannopyranose, the repeating units of fungal cell-wall polysaccharide from Microsporum gypseum and Trychophyton, was achieved using α-(1→2)-linked disaccharide imidate as the donor. The disaccharide imidate was prepared from the self-condensation of 3,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-1,2-O-allyloxyethylidene-β-D-mannopyranose.