Glucosamine derived DISAL donors for stereoselective glycosylations under neutral conditions

DISAL (methyl 3,5-dinitrosalicylate) d-glucosyl, d-galactosyl, d-mannosyl, and l-quinovosyl donors have previously provided the efficient glycosylation of a range of substrates under either strictly neutral, mildly basic, or very mildly Lewis acidic (LiClO₄) conditions. Herein we report the synthesis of new glucosamine DISAL donors, carrying N-TCP, -Troc, or -TFAc protecting groups, and their use in β-(1,2-trans) selective glycosylations, primarily in NMP in the absence of any added Lewis acids, or in CH₃NO₂ with LiClO₄. Finally, precise microwave heating proved effective in promoting the difficult glycosylation of the 3-OH of a glucosamine derivative.     

DISAL glycosyl donors for the synthesis of a linear hexasaccharide under mild conditions

[reaction: see text] The new class of glycosyl donors with a methyl 3,5-dinitrosalicylate (DISAL) anomeric leaving group has proved efficient for glycosylation under strictly neutral, mildly basic, or mildly acidic conditions. Here, we report the synthesis of novel DISAL disaccharide glycosyl donors prepared by easy nucleophilic aromatic substitution. These DISAL donors proved efficient in the synthesis of a starch-related hexasaccharide under very mild conditions. Glycosylations proceeded with alpha-selectivity and were compatible with Trt protecting groups.     

Simplifying oligosaccharide synthesis: efficient synthesis of lactosamine and siaylated lactosamine oligosaccharide donors

A practical sequence is described for converting d-glucosamine into peracetylated Gal(beta-1,4)GlcNTroc(beta1-S)Ph and Neu5Ac(alpha-2,3)Gal(beta-1,4)GlcNTroc(beta1-S)Ph building blocks using a synthetic strategy based on chemoenzymatic oligosaccharide synthesis. The known trichloroethoxycarbonyl, N-Troc, protecting group was selected as a suitable protecting group for both enzymatic and chemical reaction conditions. These oligosaccharide building blocks proved effective donors for the beta-selective glycosylation of the unreactive OH-3 of a polymeric PEG-bound acceptor and for the axial OH-2 of a mannose acceptor in good yields. The resulting complex oligosaccharides are useful for vaccine and pharmaceutical applications.     

Intramolecular glycosylation under neutral conditions for synthesis of 1,4-linked disaccharides

[structure: see text]. A new method for intramolecular glycosylation, in which the donor and acceptor were linked via a 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid derivative, was developed. Simply dissolving the tethered glycoside in CH3NO2 and warming to 40-60 degrees C led to formation of 1,4-linked disaccharides under neutral, hence, exceptionally mild, conditions.     

A new, efficient, and simple method for the synthesis of thiiranes from epoxides under solvent-free conditions

A simple, efficient, and new method has been developed for the synthesis of thiiranes from epoxides through a one-pot reaction of epoxides with diethyl phosphite in the presence of ammonium acetate or ammonium hydrogen carbonate/sulfur/ and acidic alumina under solvent-free conditions using microwave irradiation.     

2-(Hydroxycarbonyl)benzyl glycosides: a novel type of glycosyl donors for highly efficient beta-mannopyranosylation and oligosaccharide synthesis by latent-active glycosylation

2-(Benzyloxycarbonyl)benzyl (BCB) glycosides were prepared by coupling of the corresponding tetraacetylglycosyl bromides and benzyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)benzoate. The BCB glycosides were converted almost quantitatively into the corresponding 2-(hydroxycarbonyl)benzyl (HCB) glycosides by selective hydrogenolysis of the benzyl ester functionality without affecting the benzylidene acetal and the benzyl ether. Treatment of the HCB 4,6-O-benzylidenemannopyranoside 4 with triflic anhydride in the presence of di-tert-butylmethylpyridine and subsequent addition of the glycosyl acceptor having a primary hydroxyl group afforded exclusively the disaccharide of the beta-mannopyranosyl linkage. Glycosylation of the compound 4 with secondary and tertiary alcohols also provided beta-mannopyranosides as the major products. Glycosylation of the HCB 4,6-O-cyclohexylidenemannoside 5 with primary alcohols was also highly beta-selective, and the HCB 2,3-O-cyclohexylidenemannoside 6 exhibited the moderate beta-selectivity. On the other hand, unlike the HCB mannosides, the HCB 4,6-O-benzylideneglucoside 7 gave exclusively the disaccharides of the alpha-glycopyranosyl linkage in the glycosylation with primary alcohols. The latent BCB-disaccharide 23, which was obtained from the HCB mannoside 4 as the donor and the BCB glucoside 12 as the acceptor by the present glycosylation method, was converted into the active HCB-disaccharide 39 by selective hydrogenolysis. Repetitive glycosylation of the donor 39 with the same acceptor 12 afforded the BCB-trisaccharide 40. Other BCB-trisaccharides 42 and 46 were also efficiently synthesized by employing the present methodology.     

A new efficient glycosylation method employing glycosyl pentenoates and PhSeOTf

The PhSeOTf promoted glycosylations of various glycosyl acceptors with mannosyl pentenoates and glucosyl pentenoates as glycosyl donors afforded corresponding disaccharides in high yields. And the present glycosyl pentenoates/PhSeOTf method showed that the complete -selective mannosylation of secondary alcohol acceptors was achieved with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-d-mannopyranosyl pentenoate to give -disaccharides in good yields.     

A mild method for extracting amines under neutral conditions

Copper (II) ion-exchanged zeolites are highly active reagents for selective complexation of amines in aqueous or organic solution.     

A novel linker for solid-phase synthesis cleavable under neutral conditions

A novel linker cleavable under neutral conditions has been developed for the solid-phase synthesis of base-labile compounds. The linker is comprised of a 3-azidomethyl-4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol moiety, and the azidomethyl group in the linker is readily converted to an aminomethyl group by treatment with a phosphine reagent in the presence of water to result in an intramolecular cyclization to release the compounds. Using the linker, a base-labile dinucleoside methyl phosphate was synthesized on a highly cross-linked polystyrene (HCP) support and cleaved successfully from the resin without decomposition of the product.     

A new InCl3-catalyzed, facile and efficient method for the synthesis of spirooxindoles under conventional and solvent-free microwave conditions

A simple and efficient method for the one-pot three-component synthesis of new spirooxindoles under conventional and solvent-free microwave irradiation is described.     

A solvent-free reaction between acetophenone oximes and epoxy styrenes: an efficient synthesis of 2,4,6-triarylpyridines under neutral conditions

An efficient synthesis of 2,4,6-triarylpyridines is described which involves heating a mixture of an acetophenone oxime and an epoxy styrene under neutral, solvent-free conditions. Kröhnke pyridine products are obtained in excellent yields.     

Dispiroketals in synthesis (Part 5): A new opportunity for oligosaccharide synthesis using differentially activated glycosyl donors and acceptors

The reactivity of dispiroketal protected thioglycosides makes them useful new precursors for oligossaccharide synthesis as is illustrated by the preparation of a protected pentasaccharide unit common to the variant surface glycoprotein of Trypanosoma brucei.     

Vinyl glycosides in oligosaccharide synthesis (part 5): A latent-active glycosylation strategy for the preparation of branched trisaccharide libraries

For the first time, an efficient strategy is described for the preparation of orthogonally protected branched and linear saccharide libraries which can be further functionalised. A small number of key building blocks can be converted into a wide range of glycosyl donors and acceptors.     

An efficient and novel method for the synthesis of sulfinate esters under solvent-free conditions

The present letter describes a reliable one-stage process for the preparation of sulfinate esters from the corresponding sulfinic acid and alcohols in the presence of N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) under solvent-free conditions.     

A novel method for the highly efficient synthesis of 1,2-benzisoxazoles under neutral conditions using the Ph3P/DDQ system

The use of Ph₃P/DDQ offers a novel, neutral and highly efficient method for the efficient conversion of 2-hydroxyaryl aldoximes and ketoximes to 1,2-benzisoxazoles in excellent yields at room temperature.     

A new and efficient method for the synthesis of rocuronium bromide

Rocuronium bromide has been used as an aminosteroid non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker and muscle relaxant.In this work,a new and efficient route for preparing a key intermediate 2β-(4-morpholinyl)-16β-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-5α-androstan-3α,17β-diol(6) was developed through a ring-opening of epoxide followed by introducing and pyrrolidine.Compound 6 can easily provide rocuronium bromide and the overall yield of compound 6 in 5 steps increased to 57.8%,which was higher than currently reported methods.Extraordinarily,this method would avoid the generation of disubstituted impurities E and F which are difficult to remove.     

A new and efficient method for the synthesis of trifluoromethylthio- and selenoethers

[reaction: see text] A new atom-economic procedure for preparation of trifluoromethyl thio- and selenoethers is reported, wherein both halves of aryl and alkyl disulfides and diselenides are able to be utilized with high efficiency.     

Water-mediated,green, and efficient synthesis of bisquinolones under catalyst-free conditions

Water-mediated, green, and efficient synthesis involving condensation of 4-hydroxy-1-methylquinoline-2(1H)-one (3) with different aromatic and heterocyclic aldehydes (4a–n) leading to 3,3′-(arylmethylene)-bis-(4-hydroxy-1-methylquinolin-2(1H)-one) 5(a–n) under catalyst-free conditions is described. This reaction has an easy workup without using column chromatography and provides excellent yields of the products in shorter reaction times. It does not require any catalyst and uses water as the medium which is the greenest solvent. 3 required in this work was itself obtained by condensation of N-methylaniline (1) with malonic acid (2) in the presence of POCl₃ using a previously reported procedure.     

A new and efficient method for the synthesis of isoquinoline-3-carboxylate

An isoquinoline-3-carboxylate compound 3 was obtained with a moderate yield of 40% when N-acetyl-（3′-hydroxy-4′- methoxy-5′-methyl）phenylalanine methyl ester 1 was refluxed in HMTA/TFA. However, the anticipated product N-acetyl-（3′- hydroxy-4′-methoxy-5′-methyl-6′-formyl）phenylalanine methyl ester 2 could not be found. The possible mechanism was discussed in this article.