- Non-Enzymatic Oxidation of a Pentagalloylglucose Analogue into Members of the Ellagitannin Family
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The occurrence of more than 1000 structurally diverse ellagitannins has been hypothesized to begin with the oxidation of penta-O-galloyl-β-d-glucose (β-PGG) for the coupling of the galloyl groups. However, the non-enzymatic behavior of β-PGG in the oxidation is unknown. Disclosed herein is which galloyl groups tended to couple and which axial chirality was predominant in the derived hexahydroxydiphenoyl groups when an analogue of β-PGG was subjected to oxidation. The galloyl groups coupled in the following order: at the 4,6-, 1,6-, 1,2-, 2,3-, and 3,6-positions with respective S-, S-, R-, S-, and R-axial chirality. Among them, the most preferred 4,6-coupling reflected the what was observed for natural ellagitannins. A new finding was that the second best coupling occured at the 1,6-positions. With the detection of a 3,6-coupled product, this work demonstrated that even ellagitannin skeletons with an axial-rich glucose core may be generated non-enzymatically.
- Ashibe, Seiya,Ikeuchi, Kazutada,Kume, Yuji,Wakamori, Shinnosuke,Ueno, Yuri,Iwashita, Takashi,Yamada, Hidetoshi
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supporting information
p. 15402 - 15406
(2017/11/10)
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- Total synthesis of (+)-davidiin
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Quite strained: The total synthesis of (+)-davidiin, an ellagitannin with more substituents in axial than in equatorial positions, requires a conformational lock of the glucose, induced by steric repulsion between adjacent bulky silyloxy groups. This conformational lock played a pivotal role in 1) the β-selective formation of the glycosyl ester at the anomeric position, 2) the formation of the 1,6-HHDP bridge, and 3) the complete control of axial chirality in the aryl-aryl coupling. Copyright
- Kasai, Yusuke,Michihata, Naoki,Nishimura, Hidehisa,Hirokane, Tsukasa,Yamada, Hidetoshi
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 8026 - 8029
(2012/08/29)
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