Synthesis of two mono-deoxy β-cyclodextrin derivatives as useful tools for confirming DIBAL-H promoted bis-de-O-methylation mechanism

Diisobutylaluminium hydride(DIBAL-H) promotes secondary rim regioselective bis-de-O-methylation of permethylatedβ-cyclodextrin (β-CD) to give diol 2.To gain an insight into the mechanism of this remarkable regioselective behavior,two corresponding permethylatedβ-CDs with an alcohol function at either 2- or 3-position were synthesized in our previous study.As a step further to this work,the two compounds were subjected to deoxygenation reaction with tributyltin hydride in the present of 2,2’- azobisisobutyronitrile affording the corresponding 2- and 3-deoxy permethylatedβ-CD derivatives(19 and 16).The structures of these two compounds were characterized by ID and 2D NMR and HRMS.Compounds 16 and 19 were unable to react with DIBALH which suggests that O-2~A and O-3~B are necessary for DIBAL-H promoted bis-de-O-methylation reaction of permethylatedβ-CD.