Conversion of d‐Galactose to d‐threo‐Hexos‐2,3‐diulose by Fungal Pyranose Oxidase

Pyranose oxidase (pyranose:O₂ 2‐oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.3.10) purified from mycelia of the basidiomycete fungi Trametes versicolor and Oudemansiella mucida catalyzed oxidation of d‐galactose successively at C‐2 and C‐3 to d‐threo‐hexos‐2,3‐diulose (2,3‐dehydro‐d‐galactose, 2,3‐diketo‐d‐galactose) in the yields up to 80%. The sites of oxidation were deduced from structures of the N,N‐diphenylhydrazone derivatives of the reaction products. Under the reaction conditions used, the diulose was susceptible to non‐enzymatic oxidative decarboxylation to d‐threo‐pentos‐2‐ulose (2‐dehydro‐d‐xylose, 2‐keto‐d‐xylose) in yields of 5–10%.     

Synthesis of the C‐Glycoside of Methyl α‐d‐Altropyranosyl‐(1→4)‐α‐d‐glucopyranoside

The C‐glycoside of methyl α‐d‐altropyranosyl‐(1→4)‐α‐d‐glucopyranoside 2 was prepared in a convergent fashion, from readily available precursors, 4‐O‐tert‐butyldiphenylsilyl‐1,2‐O‐isopropylidene‐d‐erythro‐S‐phenyl monothiohemiacetal 13 (five steps from D‐ribose) and the known acid, methyl 2,3,6‐tri‐O‐benzyl‐4‐C‐(carboxymethyl)‐4‐deoxy‐α‐d‐glucopyranoside 17 (seven steps from methyl α‐d‐glucopyranoside). The key reactions in the synthesis are the oxocarbenium ion cyclization of thioacetal‐enol ether 19 to a C1 substituted glycal 20, and the stereoselective hydroboration of 20 to the α‐C‐altroside 21.     

Synthesis of Per‐acetyl d‐fucopyranosyl Bromide and Its Use in Preparation of Diphyllin d‐fucopyranosyl Glycoside

The per‐O‐acetyl‐d‐fucosyl bromide (9) was expediently prepared for C‐6 deoxygenation of d‐galactose in six steps in 32.5% yield. Employing phase transfer catalysis glycosylation (PTC), d‐fucopyranosyl diphyllin (4), the analog of natural diphyllin glycoside, was synthesized by using 9 as the glycosyl donor in 67.1% in two steps. The product was identified by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and HRMS. Its abilities to inhibit the growth of cancer cells in vitro also are discussed.     

Synthesis of 3,6‐Branched β‐d‐Glucose Oligosaccharides

A glucohexasaccharide, β‐d‐Glcp‐(1 → 3)‐[β‐d‐Glcp‐(1 → 3)‐β‐d‐Glcp‐(1 → 6)]‐β‐d‐Glcp‐(1 → 3)‐β‐d‐Glcp‐(1 → 3)‐β‐d‐Glcp was synthesized as its 4‐methoxyphenyl glycoside via 2 + 2 + 2 strategy with benzylidenated glucose mono‐ and disaccharides as the key intermediates.     

Preparation of Methyl 6‐O‐p‐Nitrobenzoyl‐β‐d‐Glucoside

Methyl 6‐O‐p‐nitrobenzoyl‐β‐d‐glucoside was synthesized by reacting methyl 4,6‐O‐p‐nitrobenzylidine‐β‐d‐glucoside with N‐bromosuccinimide (NBS). First, methyl β‐d‐glucoside was converted into methyl 4,6‐O‐p‐nitrobenzylidine‐β‐d‐glucoside with p‐nitrobenzaldehyde. Later, methyl 4,6‐O‐p‐nitrobenzylidine‐β‐d‐glucoside was opened oxidatively with NBS to give methyl 6‐O‐p‐nitrobenzoyl‐β‐d‐glucoside.     

Regioselectivity in Alkylation Reactions of 1,2‐O‐Stannylene Acetals of d‐Arabinofuranose

The synthesis of β‐arabinofuranosides via alkylation of 1,2‐O‐stannylene acetal intermediates has been studied. With reactive alkyl halides (benzyl bromide, allyl bromide, and p‐methoxybenzyl chloride), the method provides a mixture of β‐arabinofuranosides and 2‐O‐alkylated lactols in ratios of 4:1 to 1:1.5. However, with carbohydrate‐derived electrophiles, no alkylated products are produced. It appears, therefore, that the method is limited to the preparation of β‐arabinofuranosides of simple alcohols. Through the use of computational chemistry, we have explored the conformational properties of one of these stannylene acetals and propose that these species exist in more than one conformation in solution and that this contributes to the relatively poor regioselectivity in these reactions.     

Synthesis of Tetra‐O‐acetyl‐1‐thio‐α‐d‐glucopyranose by Reaction of Tetra‐O‐acetyl‐α‐d‐glucopyranosyl Bromide with N,N‐Dimethylthioformamide

A reaction system was found to prepare tetra‐O‐acetyl‐1‐thio‐d‐glycopyranose in both α and β‐forms. Methanolysis of the adduct prepared from the reaction of tetra‐O‐acetyl‐α‐d‐glucopyranosyl bromide with N,N‐dimethylthioformamide afforded the corresponding tetra‐O‐acetyl‐1‐thio‐d‐glucopyranose with an anomer ratio α/β of 52:48 in 98% yield. The anomer mixture was easily separated by column chromatography to obtain the product of α‐form. This synthetic method is very convenient to proceed by one‐pot reaction under ordinary conditions.     

Synthesis of Anomerically Pure,Furanose‐Free α‐Benzyl‐2‐amino‐2‐deoxy‐d‐altro‐ and d‐manno‐pyranosides and Some of Their Derivatives

The anomerically pure benzyl α‐d‐glycoside of 2‐amino‐2‐deoxy‐mannopyranoside was synthesized from d‐glucopyranose via 2‐amino‐2‐deoxy‐d‐altrose intermediates. Unlike the direct synthesis from mannosamine in the literature, our method provides furanose‐free products. A new method for the preparation of cis‐2,3‐oxazolidinones of 2‐amino‐2‐deoxy‐sugars was developed. A selective removal of the glycosidic benzyl group in the presence of 4,6‐O‐benzylidene protection was developed, which may provide new routes for the synthesis of oligosaccharides. Furanose‐free derivatives of α‐benzyl‐2‐amino‐2‐deoxy‐mannopyranuronic acids synthesized here offered possibilities for direct comparisons to prior literature preparations.     

Isolation and Structure Characterization of a (4‐O‐Methyl‐d‐glucurono)‐d‐xylan from the Skin of Opuntia ficus‐indica Prickly Pear Fruits

A slightly water soluble (4‐O‐methyl‐d‐glucurono)‐d‐xylan was isolated from the skin of Opuntia ficus‐indica (OFI) fruits by alkaline extraction, followed by ethanol precipitation and ion‐exchange chromatography. The structure of this xylan was determined by sugar determination coupled with a ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy analysis. The xylan consisted of a linear (1→4)‐β‐d‐xylopyranosyl backbone decorated with 4‐O‐methyl‐α‐d‐glucopyranosyluronic acid groups linked to the C‐2 of the xylopyranosyl residues, in the ratio of one uronic acid for six neutral sugar units.     

Expeditious Synthesis of New 3,4,6‐Trihydroxythiepanes from d‐(‐)‐Quinic Acid

We report herein that the new seven‐membered‐ring thiosugars (thiepanes) have been synthesized from d‐(‐)‐quinic acid. The key feature of the synthesis involves the thiocyclization of protected hexane‐1,2,3,5,6‐pentanol derivatives. The subsequent step of acidic removal of protecting groups is critical in the reaction conditions to obtain the required 3,4,6‐trihydroxythiepanes. During the course of studies, the unexpected trihydroxythiopyrans are formed because of the ring contractions of their corresponding trihydroxythiepanes under various conditions.     

Synthesis of Laminarin Oligosaccharide Derivatives Having d‐Arabinofuranosyl Side‐Chains

An efficient glycosylation strategy was applied in the synthesis of β‐d‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→3)‐[α‐d‐arabinopyranosyl‐(1→4)]‐β‐d‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→3)‐β‐d‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→3)‐[α‐d‐arabinopyranosyl‐(1→6)]‐d‐glucopyranose to secure β‐d‐(1→3) glycosidic bond formation between glucopyranosyl residues. The new strategy using a 4,6‐O‐benzylidenated acceptor avoided generation of the α major isomer in the attempted β‐d‐(1→3) glycosylation under standard glycosylation conditions. The hexasaccharide we prepared showed about 30% tumor growth inhibition towards S180 model study.     

Synthesis of Novel Classes of Pyrido[2,3‐d]‐pyrimidines,Pyrano[2,3‐d]pyrimidines,and Pteridines

6‐Amino‐5‐formyluracils 1 and 5‐formyl‐6‐hydroxyuracils 4 react with Meldrum's acid 2 in the presence of piperidine as catalyst under thermolytic conditions to afford 6‐carboxy‐2,4,7‐trioxopyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 3 and 6‐carboxy‐2,4,7‐trioxopyrano[2,3‐d]pyrimidines 5 in good yield. Under identical conditions, 6‐amino‐5‐nitrosouracils 6 react with 2 to afford pteridine‐6‐carboxylic acids 7 in good yields.     

Enzymatic Synthesis of α‐d‐Xylosylated Malto‐oligosaccharides by Phosphorylase‐catalyzed Xylosylation

This paper describes the enzymatic synthesis of α‐d‐xylosylated malto‐oligosaccharides by phosphorylase‐catalyzed xylosylation of maltotetraose. When the xylosylation was carried out using α‐d‐xylose‐1‐phosphate as a glycosyl donor in the presence of phosphorylase, xylosylated oligosaccharides were produced with high conversion. α‐d‐Xylosyl‐(1→4)‐maltotetraose was isolated as the main product. Glucoamylase‐catalyzed reaction of the isolated material revealed that one α‐xyloside unit is positioned at the nonreducing end.     

Selective Reductions of C‐(4,6‐O‐Benzylidene‐β‐d‐glucopyranosyl) Nitromethane

Abstract

The nitromethyl group of C‐(4,6‐O‐benzylidene‐β‐d‐glucopyranosyl) nitromethane was manipulated by various reduction and oxidation methods and further functionalizations into –CH₂NHOH, –CH?NOH, –CN, –CH?O, and –CH₂NHCONH₂, all with retention of the 4,6‐O‐benzylidene group. Certain reduction methods gave rise to a novel secondary amine via an unusual dimeric aminal.     

Synthesis of Novel 5‐Trifluoromethyl‐2,4,7‐Trisubstituted Pyrido[2,3‐d]Pyrimidines

Abstract

Novel pyrido[2,3‐d]pyrimidines (2,4) were synthesized by reacting 2‐amino‐3‐cyano‐4‐trifluoromethyl‐6‐substituted pyridines (1) with Grignard reagent followed by condensation with anhydride/chloroacetylchloride/aromatic aldehyde.     

Synthesis of C‐Glycosyl Phosphate and Phosphonate,Analogues of N‐Acetyl‐α‐d‐Glucosamine 1‐Phosphate

Synthesis of α‐C‐ethylene phosphate and phosphonate as well as α‐C‐methylene phosphate analogues of N‐acetyl‐α‐d‐glucosamine 1‐phosphate is reported starting from the common perbenzylated 2‐acetamido‐2‐deoxy‐α‐C‐allyl glucoside. Anomerisation of the corresponding amino α‐C‐glucosyl aldehyde to the β‐aldehyde was observed. Thus, both amino α‐ and β‐C‐glucosyl methanol were obtained after reduction.     

Solid‐Phase Synthesis of a 1‐Thio‐β‐d‐GlcNAc Carbohydrate Mimetic Library

The solid phase synthesis of N‐acetyl‐2‐deoxy‐1‐thio‐β‐d‐glucopyranoside derivatives by reacting an immobilized sugar thiol with Michael acceptors and α‐chloroketones, followed by ketone reductions, reductive aminations, acylations and alkylations was developed to yield a library of 1088 compounds. Such carbohydrate mimetic libraries are synthesized efficiently on the solid phase without the need for protection of the sugar hydroxyl groups. The library was designed for the identification of potential inhibitors of β‐d‐GlcNAc binding proteins.     

Synthesis of Heteroanellated Pyranosides Starting from Methyl 4,6‐O‐benzylidene‐2,3‐dideoxy‐α‐d‐erythro‐hexopyranosid‐2‐ylidenemalononitrile

The hexopyranosid‐2‐ylidenemalononitrile 1 reacted with phenyl isothiocyanate in the presence of triethylamine to furnish (2R,4aR,6S,10bS)‐8‐amino‐4a,6,10,10b‐tetrahydro‐6‐methoxy‐2‐phenyl‐10‐phenylimino‐4H‐thiopyrano[3′,4′:4,5]pyrano[3,2‐d][1,3]dioxine‐7‐carbonitrile (2). Starting from 1, cyclization with sulphur and diethylamine yielded (2R,4aR,6S,9bR)‐8‐amino‐4,4a,6,9b‐tetrahydro‐6‐methoxy‐2‐phenylthieno[2′,3′:4,5]pyrano[3,2‐d][1,3]dioxine‐7‐carbonitrile (3), which could be transformed into the corresponding aminomethylenamino derivative 4 by treatment with triethyl orthoformate and ammonia. Intramolecular cyclization of 4 to yield (2R,4aR,6S,11bR)‐4,4a,6,11b‐tetrahydro‐6‐methoxy‐2‐phenyl[1,3]dioxino[4″,5″:5′,6′]pyrano[3′,4′:4,5]thieno [2,3‐d]pyrimidin‐7‐amine (5) was achieved by using NaH as base. (2R,4aR,6S,9bS)‐8‐Amino‐4a,6,9,9b‐tetrahydro‐6‐methoxy‐9‐(4‐methylphenyl‐sulfonyl)‐2‐phenyl‐4H‐[1,3]dioxino[4′,5′:5,6]pyrano[4,3‐b]pyrrole‐7‐carbonitrile (6) was prepared by treatment of compound 1 with tosylazide and triethylamine.     

Synthesis of 4,4‐Disubstituted‐4H‐benzo[d][1,3]oxathiin‐2‐ones,a New Class of Compounds

4,4‐Dialkyl and 4,4‐diaryl‐4H‐benzo[d][1,3]oxathiin‐2‐ones were synthesized by the reaction of 2‐(mercapto‐phenyl)‐dialkyl‐ (or diaryl)‐methanol with CDI in excellent yield. The 2‐(mercaptophenyl)‐dialkyl‐ (or diaryl)‐methanols were prepared by the reaction of commercially available methylthiosalicylate with an appropriate alkyl or aryl Grignard reagent.     

MM3 Conformational Analysis and X‐ray Crystal Structure of 2,3,4,5‐Tetra‐O‐Acetyl‐N,N′‐Dimethyl‐D‐Glucaramide as a Conformational Model for the d‐Glucaryl Unit of Poly(Alkylene 2,3,4,5‐Tetra‐O‐Acetyl‐d‐Glucaramides)

This report describes the MM3 conformational analysis and X‐ray crystal structure of tetra‐O‐acetyl‐N,N′‐dimethyl‐d‐glucaramide as a conformational model for the D‐glucaryl monomer unit of poly(alkylene tetra‐O‐acyl‐d‐glucaramides). The driving force for this study was to determine the conformational preferences for the diacid unit as a function of the increasing steric bulk of pendant O‐acyl groups: acetyl, propanoyl, 2‐methylpropanoyl, and 2,2‐dimethylpropanoyl. The model dialkyl d‐glucaramides all displayed a large vicinal proton coupling between the central backbone glucaryl hydrogens, indicating an essentially fixed anti conformational arrangement of these protons. The MM3 molecular mechanics program was then applied to calculate the corresponding low‐energy conformations of the structurally simplest of these molecules, tetra‐O‐acetyl‐N,N′‐dimethyl‐d‐glucaramide (4). Given the large number of dihedral angles to be considered and the apparent rigidity of these molecules around the central carbons of the glucaryl backbone, a number of conformational approximations based upon model compounds were applied regarding the rotameric disposition of the pendant O‐acetyl and terminal N‐methyl groups. The calculated, and dominant, lowest energy conformer has a sickle structure very similar to the global minimum conformation previously calculated for unprotected d‐glucaramide. The x‐ray crystal structure data from 4 indicated an extended conformation in the solid state and gave solid‐state torsion angle information that was comparable to that obtained computationally.