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Zhou Y, Liao KS, Chen TY, Hsieh YSY, Wong CH. Effective Organotin-Mediated Regioselective Functionalization of Unprotected Carbohydrates. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 37167441 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
Abstract
Regioselective functionalization of unprotected carbohydrates at a secondary OH group in the presence of primary OH groups based on the commonly used organotin-mediated reaction has been improved. We found that the preactivation of the dibutylstannylene acetal intermediate with tetrabutylammonium bromide in toluene is a key to the improved condition for the efficient, high-yielding, and regioselective tosylation, benzoylation, or benzylation of unprotected carbohydrates. The counteranion of tetrabutylammonium ion with a weak coordination ability plays a crucial role in the improved regioselective reactions. A convenient access to the intermediates of synthetic value is also demonstrated in the organotin-mediated regioselective tosylation of unprotected carbohydrates, followed by the nucleophilic inversion reaction to give sulfur-containing and azide-modified carbohydrates.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yixuan Zhou
- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, No. 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei City 110, Taiwan
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, No. 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei City 110, Taiwan
- Division of Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, No. 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang District, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Witte MD, Minnaard AJ. Site-Selective Modification of (Oligo)Saccharides. ACS Catal 2022; 12:12195-12205. [PMID: 36249871 PMCID: PMC9552177 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Martin D. Witte
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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