Synthese des Tetradesoxydisaccharids D-C der Aureolsäuren

2-Deoxy-2-iodo- and 2-deoxy-2-bromo-alpha-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidates: highly reactive and stereoselective donors for the synthesis of 2-deoxy-beta-glycosides

[formula: see text] 2-Deoxy-2-iodo- and 2-deoxy-2-bromoglucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidates 8-10 and 22 are extremely useful precursors of 2-deoxy-beta-glycosides. These reactive glycosyl donors undergo highly stereoselective glycosidation reactions at -78 degrees C with a range of glycosyl acceptors using TBS-OTf as the activating agent. beta-Glycosides are obtained with > or = 19:1 selectivity in six of the seven examples reported herein.

Synthesis of a terminal A-B-C disaccharide fragment of flambamycin, curamycin, and avilamycin

Methyl 2,6-dideoxy-4-O-[2,6-dideoxy-4-O-(3,5-dichloro-4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6- methylbenzoyl)-beta-D-arabino-hexopyranosyl]-alpha-D-arabino-he xopyranoside (25) corresponds to an A-B-C disaccharide subunit of the title antibiotics. It was synthesized from suitably protected monosaccharide and aromatic precursors. The readily available 4,6-O-benzylidene-1,2-O-(R)-propylidene-alpha-D-glucopyranose was converted in six steps into 2-O-acetyl-4-O-benzoyl-3-O-benzyl-6-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl bromide, which was condensed with methyl 3-O-benzyl-2,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-arabino-hexopyranoside in the presence of mercury(II) cyanide. Methyl 4-O-(2-O-acetyl-4-O-benzoyl-3-O-benzyl-6-deoxy-beta- D-glucopyranosyl)-3-O-benzyl-2,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-arabino-hexopyranosi de was converted either into methyl 2,6-dideoxy-4-O-(6-deoxy-beta-D- glucopyranosyl)-alpha-D-arabino-hexopyranoside by removal of the protective groups or into methyl 3-O-benzyl-4-O-(3-O-benzyl-2,6-dideoxy-beta-D-arabino-hexopyranosyl)-2,6 - dideoxy-alpha-D-arabino-hexopyranoside (22) by selective deacetylation, Barton deoxygenation, and Zemplén debenzoylation. Disaccharide 22 was deprotonated with butyllithium and treated with 4-benzyloxy-3,5-dichloro-2-methoxy-6-methylbenzoyl chloride to give the title compound 25 after hydrogenolysis.

Synthesis of the C'D' disaccharide of aureolic acid

Arylbis(arylthio)sulfonium salts have been used to activate glycals towards nucleophilic addition to form principally 2-deoxy-beta-glycosides. This method was applied to the synthesis of the 2-(methylphenylthio)-2'-phenylthio derivative (22) of methyl O-(4-O-benzyl-2,6-dideoxy-beta-D-arabino- hexopyranosyl)-(1-->3)-3,4-di-O-benzyl-2,6-dideoxy-2,6-beta-D-arabino- hexopyranoside, the C'D' ring analog of an aureolic acid disaccharide. The condensation of 1,5-anhydro-2,6-dideoxy-D-arabino-hex-1-enitol with methanol in the presence of the phenylbis(phenylthio)sulfonium salt resulted in formation of the first beta-glycoside linkage. The methyl 6-deoxyglucoside obtained was deprotected at HO-3 to give the 2-thiophenyl-substituted 2,6-dideoxy-beta-glucoside. This was coupled with 1,5-anhydro-3,4-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-D-arabino-hex-1-enitol in the presence of 4-methylphenyl[bis(4-methylphenyl)thio]sulfonium salt to give the (1-->3)-linked disaccharide 22. Finally, desulfurization of 22 using WII Raney nickel generated the required 2,2'-dideoxydisaccharide.