Hybrid Solution/Solid-Phase Synthesis of Oligosaccharides by Using Trichloroacetyl Isocyanate as Sequestration-Enabling Reagent of Sugar Alcohols

Transition-Metal-Mediated Glycosylation with Thioglycosides

Thioglycosides are among the most common glycosyl donors that find broad application in the synthesis of glycans and glycoconjugates. However, the requirement for toxic and/or large access of activators needed for common glycosylations with thioglycosides remains a notable drawback. Due to the increased awareness of the chemical waste impact on the environment, synthetic studies have been driven by the goal of finding non-toxic reagents. The main focus of this review is to highlight recent methods for thioglycoside activation that rely on transition metal catalysis.

Ionic immobilization, diversification, and release: application to the generation of a library of methionine aminopeptidase inhibitors

Development of an ionic immobilization, diversification, and release method for the generation of methionine aminopeptidase inhibitors is reported. This method involves the immobilization of 5-bromofuran-2-carboxylic acid and 5-bromothiophene-2-carboxylic acid onto PS-BEMP, followed by Suzuki reaction on a resin-bound intermediate and subsequent release to provide products in moderate yields and excellent purities. Compound potencies were evaluated on the Co(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), and Fe(II) forms of Escherichia coli MetAP1. The furoic-acid analogs were found to be Mn(II) selective with IC 50 values in the low micromolar range. Qualitative SAR analysis, supplemented by molecular modeling studies, provides valuable information on structural elements responsible for potency and selectivity.

First synthesis of 1,2,3-triazolo-linked (1,6)-alpha-D-oligomannoses (triazolomannoses) by iterative Cu(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition

The iterative copper(I)-catalyzed cycloaddition (rt or microwave) between an ethynyl alpha-C-mannoside and alkyl 6-azido-alpha-C-mannoside derivatives was suited to the (1,6)-ligation between alpha-D-mannose units through 1,4-disubstituted triazole bridges, thus resulting in the formation of linear oligomers (80-90% yield) with alternating triazole and mannose fragments up to a triazolo-pentamannose derivative.