SYNTHESIS OF BRANCHED-CHAIN HEXULOSE DERIVATIVES AS MODEL FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF TALAROMYCINS

The synthesis of 3,5-dideoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-5-C-hydroxymethyl-β-D-erythro- (1) and α-L-threo-hexulopyranose (2) from 3-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-β-D-erythro-hexulopyranose (5) from D-fructose is described, as well as their respective transformation into 3,5-dideoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-5-C-hydroxymethyl-β-D-threo-(3) and -α-L-erythro-hexulopyranose (4) by inversion of configuration at C-4.     

Stereoselective Synthesis of 3-C-Branched-Chain Sugars by Aldol Reaction of Furanos-3-Uloses with Acetone

Abstract

Aldol reaction of 1,2-O-isopropylidene-5-O-tertbutyl-dimethylsilyl-α-D-erythro-pentofuranos-3-ulose (1) with acetone in the presence of aqueous K₂CO₃ afforded 3-C-acetonyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-5-O-tertbutyl-dimethylsilyl-α-D-ribofuranose(2). Similar reaction of 1,2:5, 6-di-o-isopropylidene- α-D-ribo-hexofuranos-3-ulose (3) afforded 3-C-acetonyl-1,2:5, 6-di-o-isopropylidene- α-D-allofuranose (4) and (1R, 3R, 7R, 8S, 10R)-perhydro-8-hydroxy-5,5,10-trimethyl-2,4,6,11,14-pentaoxatetracyclo[8,3,1,0^1,8,0^3,7] tetradecane. The stereochemistry of the new chiral centers were determined by ¹H NOE experiments.     

UNUSUAL FORMATION OF 2-BUTYL-5-ALKYLOXYMETHYLFURAN

An unexpected reaction of 5-O-allyl-3-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glycero-pent-3-eno-furanose (1) and its 5-O-benzyl derivative (5) with n-butyl lithium is described.     

Ylides du soufre dérivés de sucres Communication préliminaire

S-Methylation of 6-S-benzyl-6-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-3-O-methyl-α-D-xylo-6-thiohexofuranos-5-ulose ( 1 ) gave the expected sulfonium salt 2 which on alcaline treatment yielded the stable sulfur ylide 3 . This compound constitutes an useful synthetic intermediate in carbohydrate chemistry. On heating in 1,2-dimethoxyethane, it underwent a Stevens rearrangement which led to an extension of the carbon chain of the sugar and, reacted with Michael acceptors, it gave cyclopropanation reactions.     

Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of a C2-Symmetric 2,2′-Bipyridine Derived from Glucose

2-Bromo-6-lithiopyridine adds stereoselectively to the β-face of 1,2;5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucofuranos-3-ulose (2) to provide compound 5 in 50% yield as a single diastereomer. Compound 5 can be coupled to form novel C₂-symmetric 2,2′-bipyridine 7, the first example of a C₂-symmetric bipyridine that derives chirality from glucose.     

Selective Protecting Method for the Individual Hydroxyl Groups of Kdn

ABSTRACT

Selective protection for the individual hydroxyl groups of methyl (phenyl 3-deoxy-2-thio-β-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid)onate (2) was examined. The 4-, 5-, and 7-hydroxyl groups of methyl (phenyl 3-deoxy-8,9-O-isopropylidene-2-thio-β-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid)onate (3) were found selectively to be protected by t-butyldimethylsilyl, methoxymethyl, and benzoyl groups, respectively. In order to obtain the 8- and 9-hydroxyl derivatives selectively, methyl (phenyl 4,5,7-tri-O-acetyl-9-O-t-butyldimethylsilyl-3-deoxy-2-thio-β-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid)onate (12) and methyl (phenyl 4,5,7,8-tetra-O-benzyl-9-O-triphenylmethyl-3-deoxy-2-thio-β-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid)onate (19) were prepared in moderate yields.     

Synthesis of Sialic Acid Analogues with the Oxime Group at C-4 Or C-5 of KDN 1

Abstract

The readily available methyl (methyl 3-deoxy-5,8:7,9-di-O-isopropylidene-β-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosid)onate (7) was converted in five synthetic steps into methyl (methyl 4-acetamido-3,4-dideoxy-β-D-glycero-D-talo-2-nonulopyranosid)onate (11). Selective protection of the C-4, C-7, C-8 and C-9 hydroxy groups of methyl (methyl 3-deoxy-8,9-O-isopropylidene-β-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulpyranosid)onate (2) followed by oxidation of the C-5 hydroxy group and then its oximination gave 5-hydroxyimino derivatives (15 and 16).

     

An Improved Method for the Regioselective Oxidation of Stannylene Acetals and Dimerization of the α-Hydroxyketone Products

Abstract

Dibutylstannylene acetals, particularly those derived from terminal diols, were found to be oxidized regiospeeifically to α-hydroxyketones in good to excellent yield by N-bromosuccinimide. One of the products, 3-deoxy-l,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-erythro hexofuranos-5-ulose (8), exists to about 20% in solution as a mixture of dimers. One of the dimers can be obtained as a solid and its structure was determined tentatively by a combination of NMR experiments and MM3 molecular mechanics calculations.     

The Isomeric Composition of D-Xylo-hexos-5-ulose (5-Keto-glucose) in Aqueous Solution

Abstract

1,2-O-Isopropylidene-α-D-xylo-hexofuranos-5-ulose (2) was deprotected in aqueous acid solution to give a mixture of at least six isomeric forms and one anhydro form of the parent ketoaldohexose, D-xylo-hexos-5-ulose (3), commonly referred to as 5-keto-glucose. Structural assignment of each form was made based on high field ¹H and ¹³C NMR studies of the mixture in aqueous (D₂O) solution. The dominant isomeric form of 3 was observed to have the pyranose structure 1R,5R-D-xlyo-hexo-pyranos-5-ulose (3a, 67 %) with the next most abundant form being an anhydro structure, 1S,5S-l,6-anhydro-D-xylo-hexopyranos-5-ulose (3c, 18 %). Included among the other isomers were the a and β-1,4-furanose (3d, 3e) and 1-aldehydrol β-5,2-furanose (3f) structures. The isomer present in least amount (3g, > 1 %) is assigned as the α-anomer of 3f. Experimentally determined J_C-1,H-1 values were useful in support of assigned isomer structures.     

C-glycoside derivatives. XXVI. New ways of approach to thiophene and isoxazole C-nucleosides]

3-O-benzyl (and 3-O-methyl)-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-xylo-dialdo-1,4-furanoses treated with bromocyanomethylidene- or bromoacylmethylidene-triphenylphosphoranes gave in good yields the corresponding olefinic sugars. These compounds, which bear three adjacent electrophilic carbon atoms (C(5), C(6), C(7)) constitute useful synthetic intermediates in carbohydrate chemistry. They represent, for example, good starting materials for the preparation of 3-glycosylisoxazoles, 5-glycosylisoxazoles and 2-glycosylthiophenes.     

Attempted Synthesis of the Imidazylate of an α-Hydroxylactone Results in Unexpected Chlorination: Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure of 5-Chloro-5-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-β-l-idurono-6,3-lactone

Attempted synthesis of the imidazylate derivative of 1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glucurono-6,3-lactone (2) via treatment with sulfuryl chloride in the presence of excess imidazole in DMF at either –40°C or –70°C resulted in the unexpected formation of 5-chloro-5-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-β-l-idurono-6,3-lactone (7). Chloride 7 presumably forms via the rapid S_N2 displacement by a chloride ion of an initially formed chlorosulfate ester intermediate, which is evidently unusually reactive. The identity of the product was confirmed by a single-crystal X-ray structure determination.     

Dérivés C-Glycosyliques XXXII. Synthèse de dérivés spiro-C-glycosylidéniques par cyclisation nucléophile. Communication préliminaire

C -Glycosylic derivatives XXXII. Synthesis of spiro-C -glycosylidenic derivatives via nucleophilic cyclization. On treatment with compounds bearing two nucleophilic groups as ethylenediamine, o-phenylenediamine or their monooxa or monothia analogues, 1,2:5, 6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D -ribo-hexofuranos-3-ulose gave with excellent yields the corresponding spiro-C-glycosylidenic derivative; for example, when using o-phenylenediamine, a spirobenzimidazoline ( 5 ) was obtained. The latter compound underwent, on oxidation, a ring expansion to a morpholinobenzimidazole ( 8 ). Spirobenzodiazepines, spirobenzooxazepines and spirobenzothiazepines were formed when applying the same type of cyclization reaction to 3-C-acetylmethylene-3-deoxy-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D -ribo- and α-D -xylo-hexofuranoses.     

Synthesis of New Spirodifuranose Derivatives by Reduction of Stable Spiro-Endoperoxides

Synthesis of three new stable spirodifuranose derivatives (3, 5, and 7), which cannot be obtained easily using ordinary synthetic methods, has been achieved by reduction of 3-O-acetyl and 3-O-methyl derivatives of (4R)-1,2-O-alkylidene-5-eno-4,7-epidioxy-5,6,8-trideoxy-α-D-threo-1,4-furano-4,7-diulo-octoses (1, 4, and 6).     

Two new triterpenoids from the seeds of blackberry (Rubus fructicosus)

Two new ursane-type triterpenoids (1, 2) attached to isopropylidenedioxy group were isolated from the seeds of blackberry (Rubus fructicosus L., Rosaceae) along with two known ursane-type triterpenoids, 2,3-O-isopropylidenyl-2α,3α,19α-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid (3) and 1β-hydroxyeuscaphic acid (4). The chemical structures of 1 and 2 were determined to be 2,3-O-isopropylidene-1β,2β,3β,19α-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid and 1,2-O-isopropylidene-1β,2α,3α,19α-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid, respectively, based on spectroscopic data. Additionally, their cytotoxic activity towards HL-60 human leukaemia cells was evaluated. Among them, 3 demonstrated a clear cytotoxic activity with 72.8 μM of IC₅₀ value.     

Introduction of a New Class of Ligands for the Metal-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis

Protected thiosugars were prepared as ligands for the metal-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis. The protecting groups in these ligands were varied to test a proposed new concept for the metal-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis. This new concept centres on the use of a stair-like ligand with a large substituent on one side and a small substitutent on the other rather than the commonly employed ligands which have C₂ symmetry (see Fig.3). In such a ligand, both substituents should have a major influence on the coordination of a prochiral substrate. To test this proposal, 3-thio-α-D -glucofuranose derivatives with the following substituents were synthesized: 1,2-O-isopropylidene-5,6-O-methylidene (see 24 ), 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene (see 2 ), 5,6-O-cyclohexylidene-1,2-O-isopropylidene (see 23 ), 1,2-O-cyclohexylidene-5,6-O-isopropylidene (see 14 ), 1,2:5,6-di-O-cyclohexylidene (see 13 ), 5,6-O-(adamantan-2-ylidene)-1,2-O-isopropylidene (see 21 ), and 1,2:5,6-di-O-(adamantan-2-ylidene) (see 25 , Table 2). As a representative of the allofuranoses, 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-3-thio-α-D -allofuranose ( 6 ) was chosen. The following derivatives of 1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D -xylofuranose were also synthesized: 1,2-O-isopropylidene-5-deoxy-3-thio-α-D -xylofuranose ( 29 ), 1,2-O-isopropylidene-3-thio-α-D -xylofuranose ( 28 ) and 5-O-[(tert-butyl)-diphenylsilyl]-1,2-O-isopropylidene-3-thio-α-D -xylofuranose ( 15 , see Table 2). The proposed concept was tested using the copper-catalyzed 1,4-addition of BuMgCl to cyclohex-2-en-1-one. The enantioselectivity was very dependent on the ligand used and was up to 58%.     

Synthèse de spiro-pyrazolines par cycloaddition du diazométhane sur des sucres insaturés ramifiés. Influence de l'isomérie géométrique sur l'orientation de la réaction Communication préliminaire

The orientation of the cycloaddition of diazomethane on unsaturated branchedchain sugars has been studied. For 3-C-cyanomethylidene-3-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-glycero-tetrofuranose the orientation was ‘normal’ and did not depend on the configuration at the double bond. The same situation prevailed with derivatives of 3-deoxy-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-3-C-methylidene-α-D-xylo-hexofuranose. For the 3-C-acylmethylidene- and the 3-C-cyanomethylidene-3-deoxy-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-ribo-hexofuranoses, the trans-(H–C(3′)–C(2))-isomer gave the ‘normal’ cycloadduct whereas the cis-isomer gave predominantly the αabnormal spiro-pyrazoline. This observation represents the first instance where the regioselectivity of a cycloaddition reaction is affected by the geometrical isomerism of the dipolarophile. The most probable explanation of the phenomenon is the conformational perturbation about the C(4)--C(5) bond of the unsaturated sugars induced by a change in the configuration at C(3). The consequence of that ‘conformational transmission’ of a difference in configuration at C(3) is that the steric crowding on the cis- than in the trans-isomer. Several novel examples of a new series of C-glycosylidenic derivatives, the spiro-pyrazolines, are described.     

Isomérisations en chimie des sucres. II Fermetures de cycles par attaque nucléophile intramoléculaire sur des carbones sp2 à caractère électrophile: Furannoses hybridés sp2 en C3

When heated with one equivalent of H₂O, the 1,2: 5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-ribo- and -xylo-hexofuranos-3-uloses loose one molecule of acetone and yield the 3, 6-anhydro-1, 2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-ribo- and -xylo-hexofuranos-3-ulose ketohydrols. The carbonyl group of the starting material seems to provide some kind of intramolecular electrophilic assistance to the hydrolysis of the 5, 6-O-isopropylidene group. When the oxygen of the carbonyl group is replaced by cyanomethylene, an analogous cyclisation takes place under base catalysis, provided that C6 bears a free hydroxyl group.     

Synthesis of (Z)-3-Deoxy-3-(1,2,3,6-Tetradeoxy-3,6-Imino-L-Arabino-Hexitol-1-C-Ylidene)-D-Xylo-Hexose Derivatives. First Examples Of Homo-(1→3)-C-Linked Iminodisaccharides.

ABSTRACT

Cross-aldolisation of 3,6-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]imino-2,3,6-trideoxy-4,5-O-isopropylidene-L-arabino-hexose (10) with 1,6-anhydro-2-O-benzyl-3-deoxy-β-D-erythro-hexopyrano-4-ulose (6) generates, after water elimination, a single enone 11 that is reduced selectively into an allylic alcohol 12, deprotection of which affords methyl (Z)-3-deoxy-3-(1,2,3,6-tetradeoxy-3,6-imino-L-arabino-hexitol-1-C-ylidene)-β-D-xylo-hexofuranoside (1) and (Z)-1,6-anhydro-3-deoxy-3-(1,2,3,6-tetradeoxy-3,6-imino-L-arabino-hexitol-1-C-ylidene)-β-D-xylo-hexopyranose (14).     

5-Keto-Mannose (D-Lyxo-Hexos-5-Ulose) in Aqueous Solution-Isomeric Composition Dominated by α/β D-Fructofuranose Related Structures

Abstract

Selective C-6 hydroxyl triphenylmethylation of methyl 2,3-O-isopropylidene-α-D-mannofuranose (1), followed by C-5 hydroxyl oxidation and sequential removal of protecting groups in aqueous acid, yielded D-lyxo-hexos-5-ulose (5-keto-mannose, 5) as a mixture of isomeric forms. The isomeric mixture of 5 in D₂O solution was carefully examined using ¹H and ¹³C NMR techniques and structural assignments were made for seven isomers. The most prevalent form of 5 observed was the ketofuranose isomer 2S, 5R-D-lyxo-hexo-5,2-furanos-5-ulose 1-hydrate (5a, 52%), with its 2S, 5S-ketofuranose anomer (5b) being the next most abundant (14%). Also identified in the mixture were the α and β-hexofuranos-5-uloses 5c (6%) and 5d (< 2%), the pyranose structure 1R,5R-lyxo-hexopyranos-5-ulose 5e (10%), and the anhydro isomer 1R,5R-1,6-anhydro-D-lyxo-hexopyranos-5-ulose (5f, 5%), present in ¹ C ₄ conformation. Limited spectral information suggests that the remaining isomer 5g (8%) is a hydrated acyclic aldehyde form of 5.     

Thiosucres. III. Réactions du substituant (benzylthio)-acétyle. Communication préliminarie

Thiosugars. III. Some reactions of the (benzylthio)-acetyl substituent Preliminary Communication The (benzylthio)-acetyl substituent as found in 6-benzylthio-6-deoxy-1, 2-O-isopropylidene-3-O-methyl-α-D-xylo-hexofuranos-5-ulose ( 1 ) constitutes and useful synthon which can be transformed into ‘second generation’ synthons as, for example, the sulfylidene 10 or the chlorinated derivative 14 . S-Debenzylating C-acylation of 10 leading to 11 is described as well as the ring-forming condensation of 10 with the sulfene 12 . Depending on the nature of the nucleophile reacted with 14 , one can obtain the product of the substitution of the chlorine atom or of the chlorine atom and the benzylthio group or reactions taking place at both the carbonyl group and the terminal carbon atom, among them binucleophilic cyclizations. Some reactions of the conjugate base of 14 are also described.