Efficient preparation of β-D-glucosyl and β-D-mannosyl ureas and other N-glucosides in carbohydrate melts

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Sugar melts or solvent-free systems have been used to react simple unprotected hexoses at the C-1 atom with urea and urea derivatives to sugar-ureides by acid catalysis and with short reaction times. In one step, β-d-glucosyl- and β-d-mannosyl urea 2a/b were obtained in high yields. d-Galactose 6, N-acetyl-d-glucosamine 7, l-rhamnose 8 and 2-deoxy-d-glucose 9 were converted likewise to glycosyl ureas. Additionally, urea-related nucleophiles were investigated as melt components. N,N′-Ethylene urea 15, N,N′-allylurea 16 and ethyl carbamate 18 were β-selectively converted with d-glucose in good yield, giving the corresponding N-glycosides. Under these conditions, however, the condensation product with N-octylurea 17 was not accessible.

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Efficient preparation of b-D-glucosyl and b-D-mannosyl ureas and other
N-glucosides in carbohydrate melts†
Carolin Ruß,a Florian Ilgen,a Christian Reil,a Claudia Luff,a Alireza Haji Beglib and Burkhard Ko¨nig*a
Received 20th August 2010, Accepted 17th November 2010
DOI: 10.1039/c0gc00468e
Sugar melts or solvent-free systems have been used to react simple unprotected hexoses at the C-1
atom with urea and urea derivatives to sugar-ureides by acid catalysis and with short reaction
times. In one step, b-D-glucosyl- and b-D-mannosyl urea 2a/b were obtained in high yields.
D-Galactose 6, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 7, L-rhamnose 8 and 2-deoxy-D-glucose 9 were converted
likewise to glycosyl ureas. Additionally, urea-related nucleophiles were investigated as melt
components. N,N¢-Ethylene urea 15, N,N¢-allylurea 16 and ethyl carbamate 18 were b-selectively
converted with D-glucose in good yield, giving the corresponding N-glycosides. Under these
conditions, however, the condensation product with N-octylurea 17 was not accessible.
furniture due to the toxicity of phenol.8 Glycosylthymines can
Introduction
be prepared from glycosyl ureas, as described by Sano et al.9
In the 21st century, the utilisation of renewable raw material
Another important application of glycosyl ureas is their use
will gain significant importance in the industrial conversion of
as lyophilisation stabilisers for enzymes.10 Recently, Shoji et al.
chemicals. This fact is a consequence of diminishing fossil fuel
introduced a glycosyl urea based lectin adsorbent with a high
reserves, which will urge the development of new methodologies
and controllable adsorption capacity that can be manufactured
to make use of sustainable sources for chemical production
in the near future.1 Since biomass is renewable, abundant and
conveniently.11 Structurally similar N-acyl-N¢-b-glucopyranosyl
ureas were identified as nanomolar inhibitors of rabbit muscle
distributed widely in nature, it is a promising alternative for
glycogen phosphorylase and might be applied in the therapy
the sustainable supply of valuable intermediates and platform
chemicals to the chemical industry.2
of type 2 diabetes mellitus.12 N-Aryl-N¢-b-glucopyranosyl ureas
exhibit weaker binding to the glycogen phosphorylase than acyl
Carbohydrates form the main part of biomass with more
derivatives.12a,13
than 75 wt%.3 They can be used directly for chemical conver-
The condensation products between aldoses and urea are
sion or after the hydrolysis of poly- and oligosaccharides to
obtained from acid catalysed reactions in water or water
monosaccharides like D-glucose and D-fructose. Substitution at
mixtures, and were first described for D-glucose by Schoorl
the most oxidised site in monosaccharides, the anomeric centre,
gives access to important and prominent groups of glycosides.
O-,4 S-,5 C-6 and N-7 glycosides are examples in this group
et al. as early as 1900.14 After minor modifications to the original
procedure, the synthesis of glycosyl ureas was improved by Benn
and Jones, yielding 32% after 42 h with sulfuric acid as the
of C-1 substituted monosaccharides. A representative of N-
glycosides is the stable class of glycosyl ureas. Glycosyl ureas
are widely used in mixtures with phenol and water as adhesives
with excellent properties. This formulation is important for
the forest product industry, which is interested in reducing
the phenol content of adhesives in construction materials and
catalyst.15 The best results so far have been obtained by Sano
et al. using the ion exchanger Amberlite IR-120 (H-form) to
obtain b-D-glycosyl urea in 53% chemical yield after 4 d at 75–
80 ◦C.9 Higher yields could not be achieved without significantly
longer reaction times (7–14 d).8
Modern and more versatile methods use the reaction of glyco-
syl isocyanates with amines to prepare glycosyl ureas. These and
other important synthetic approaches towards carbohydrate-
aInstitute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg,
Universita¨tsstraße 31, 93040, Regensburg, Germany.
based ureas have been reviewed by Spanu and Ulgheri.16
A
simple synthesis of a-glycosyl ureas has been developed by
E-mail: burkhard.koenig@chemie.uni-regensburg.de; Fax: +49 9419
Bianchi et al.17
4317 17; Tel: +49 9419 4345 66
b
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SUDZUCKER AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt Zentralabteilung Forschung,
The reported methods for the preparation of b-D-glycosyl
and b-D-mannosyl ureas suffer from moderate yields and
long reaction times. An ideal method for the conversion of
biomass into platform chemicals, however, is the use of highly
Entwicklung, Services (ZAFES), Wormser Straße 11, D-67283,
Obrigheim, Germany
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Table 1 Chemical yields for b-D-glycosyl urea 2a preparation in
concentrated systems featuring a high substrate concentration
and high chemical yields. Such systems should allow efficient
conversions and short reaction times.
carbohydrate melts (2 h)
Catalyst
Yield (%)a
Here, we report the application of carbohydrate urea melts
developed in our working group18 with diverse Brønsted and
Lewis acids as catalysts in aldose concentrations as high as
3 mol L-1. Using such a carbohydrate melt system, the reaction
times are reduced, while the yields are significantly increased
compared to previously reported systems (up to 78%). Apart
from b-D-glucosyl urea 2a, b-D-mannosyl urea 2b was prepared
in the highest yield reported (up to 81%) so far in the literature.
Glycosyl urea formation was also observed for D-galactose 6, N-
acetyl-D-glucosamin 7, L-rhamnose 8 and 2-deoxy-D-glucose 9.
Moreover, we show that N,N¢-ethylene urea 14, N,N¢-allylurea
15 and ethyl carbamate add in the melt to the C-1 position of
D-glucose.
Amberlyst 15
FeCl3
ZnCl2
p-TsOH
Montmorillonite
Without catalyst
81
27
14
37
14
14
a Determined by HPLC.
Results and discussion
Formation of b-D-glucosyl urea in a carbohydrate melt
The acid catalysed condensation of D-glucose with urea in
aqueous media by applying long reaction times was described
by both Benn et al.15 and Sano et al.9 The stereochemistry at
the anomeric centre was determined by Helm8 to be the b-
form based on the 1H-NMR coupling constants of the two axial
protons in the C-1 and C-2 positions. Typically, the anomeric
effect favours the a-configuration in sugars with electronegative
substituents in the C-1 position.19 Here, nitrogen has a lower
electronegativity compared to oxygen and halogens, and thus
contributes less to the anomeric stabilisation. Polar solvents are
known to reduce the stabilisation at the anomeric centre. Both
of these effects and steric hindrance account for the preferred
b-glycoside configuration.
The first results for the condensation reaction were ob-
tained by using montmorillonite as the catalyst in a D-
glucose/urea/NH4Cl melt (3 : 7 : 1 wt/wt/wt). Montmoril-
lonite, a phyllosilicate with Brønsted and Lewis acid character,
was chosen as a catalyst because it is mild, non-toxic and could
be recycled after the reaction, sinc◦e it is a heterogeneous catalyst.
After a 48 h reaction time at 80 C, the reaction was analysed
by 13C-NMR and showed a high conversion and selectivity. The
resonance signal at the anomeric centre (92.3 ppm, d6-DMSO)
disappeared completely and the only carbonyl resonance signal,
detected at 158.0 ppm (d6-DMSO), indicated the selective
formation of one isomer. The sample was analysed by mass
spectrometry to confirm that the urea was selectively mono-
glycosylated. The coupling constant in the 1H-NMR spectrum
confirmed the b-configuration of the glycoside (Scheme 1).
After the initial experiment, several other catalysts were
tested. The product yield was determined by HPLC using
sucrose as an internal standard (Table 1).
Scheme 1 Acid catalysed formation of b-form condensation product
2a/b in the melt.
absence of a catalyst. The discrepancy between the yield and the
D-glucose consumption is mostly due to the formation of a
second product, detected as a single peak next to the product
peak in the HPLC chromatogram. The integrals of the HPLC
signals were compared, which is possible for the nearly quanti-
tative ELSD detector due to uniform responses. After a 15 min
reaction time with Amberlyst 15, the intermediate was 10% less
than the amount of glucosyl urea, whereas after 2 h, only 7% was
present. A 6–7-fold amount of the second product compared to
glucosyl urea 2a was found without catalyst after 15 min, and
after 6 h, still in a 4-fold excess. Further LC-MS analysis proved
that the unknown product exhibits a molecular weight of 240 g
The highest yield for glycoside 2a was 81% with Amberlyst
15 after 2 h at 80 ◦C, as determined by HPLC. para-Toluene
sulfonic acid (p-TsOH) and FeCl3 yielded 37 and 27%, re-
spectively. Montmorillonite and ZnCl2 displayed no catalytic
reactivity. Additionally, the HPLC measurements showed that
after 30 min, at least 60% of D-glucose 1a had been converted.
After 2 h, about 8% sugar 1a could be detected, even in the
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mol-1, which might correspond to intermediate 3 (Scheme 2),
obtained by nucleophilic addition to C-1.
Quantification of sugar ureide 2b by HPLC showed that
optimum yields with selected catalysts were achieved after a
1 h reaction time at 80 ◦C.
The best yields of condensation product 2b were obtained
with FeCl3 (81%), Amberlyst 15 (75%) and p-TsOH (64%).
Montmorillonite and ZnCl2 were also applied but showed
less catalytic activity, and the determined yields remained
below the other catalysts. In contrast to the condensation with
monosaccharide 1a, only one product was found by HPLC.
With 1 and 2 h, respectively, for both b-D-mannosyl and b-
D-glycosyl urea 2b/a, the reaction time could be significantly
reduced compared to the previous literature.
A fructose/urea melt was reacted under acidic conditions
(Amberlyst 15) at 80 ◦C for 24 h and formed a mixture of
condensation products that could not be separated. We assume
that the fructose/urea condensation products are present as
furanose and pyranose, as well as in their a- and b-forms.
Reactions of further monosaccharides in carbohydrate–urea
melts
To investigate the effect of stereochemistry on the reaction
pathway and to enlarge the scope of application, four additional
sugar/urea/NH4Cl melts (3 : 7 : 1 wt/wt/wt) were examined
for their reaction under acidic conditions. In the depicted
conformations, D-galactose 6 has an axial OH-group at the 4-
position, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine 7 is substituted with a bulky
and electron-withdrawing group at the 2-position, L-rhamnose
8 shows, like D-mannose, an axial OH-group at the 2-position
and 2-deoxy-D-glucose 9 has the OH-group at the 2-position
replaced by a hydrogen atom (Scheme 3).
Scheme 2 A suggested reaction mechanism for the reaction of D-
glucose 1a via intermediate 3 in a sugar–urea–salt melt under acidic
conditions.
Formation of b-D-mannosyl urea in carbohydrate melt
Based on the successful conversion of D-glucose 1a, the epimer
D-mannose 1b was tried to show the general applicability of
acid catalysed condensation with urea in high concentration
carbohydrate melts for different sugars (Scheme 1). Badawi
reported an inefficient procedure in water with sulfuric acid
as the catalyst and reaction times of up to 7 d. The yield of
b-D-mannosyl urea 2b after 7 d was 12% after recrystallisation
from MeOH.20 A b-configuration at the anomeric centre was
established by optical rotation of the derivatives after a periodate
reaction, which was compared with the value of derivatives of
b-D-glycosyl urea 2a.
In an initial study, a melt consisting of a D-mannose/
urea/NH4Cl melt (3 : 7 : 1 wt/wt/wt) was stirred with Amberlyst
15 as the catalyst, and the purified product was analysed by
NMR and mass spectrometry. 13C-NMR and NOE experiments
(see the ESI†) confirmed the expected b-anomer as the re-
action product, and the mass spectrometry analysis indicated
that selective mono-condensation had taken place. Again, the
reduced electronegativity and bulkiness of the urea moiety are
the probable reason for the observed stereochemistry.
Scheme 3 Glycosyl ureas 10–13 from the acid catalysed reaction of
monosaccharides 6–9 in melts.
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After stirring the melts with acidic Amberlyst 15 at 80 ◦C
for 2 h, reaction control by 13C-NMR showed that the 12
signals of the corresponding starting materials were reduced
to 6 signals. As in the case of glucosyl- and mannosyl urea, the
resonance signal for the anomeric centre disappeared and a new
carbonyl resonance was detected at 160 ppm (D2O). Apparently,
one anomer was selectively formed, presumably the b-anomer.
HPLC-MS measurements and mass analysis confirmed for all
the monosaccharides that only a single glycosyl urea was formed
(see the ESI†). Additionally, we observed that more than 90% of
the starting material was converted. Neither in the samples with
catalyst nor in the samples without catalyst was an intermediate
(cf. D-glucose 3) found.
Table 2 The different urea derivatives (14–17) that were reacted with
D-glucose; reaction time, temperature and yield of the peracetylated
products 18, 22–24
Compound
R3
Reaction time/h
6
T/◦C
Yield (%)
27
18
75
19, 22
2
85
60
20, 23
21, 24
2–24
4
110
70
—
73
Reactions of D-glucose with urea derivatives under solvent-free
and acidic conditions
After efficient condensation of monosaccharides 1a/b and
6–9 with urea, different urea derivatives and nucleophiles with
similar structures to urea were tested as melt components to
form N-glucosides (Scheme 4).
consumed and about 50% of the unprotected product N-D-
glucosyl-N¢-allyl urea 19 was formed (NMR estimation). Due
to the amphiphilic character of the molecule, only analytical
amounts of the unprotected form could be isolated. From the
large 1H coupling constant (J = 9.1 Hz) between the H-atom of
the anomeric centre and the H-atom of the adjacent carbon
in the unprotected sugar, we infer that both atoms have an
axial–axial configuration, thus the b-form is favoured. HPLC
measurements confirmed the highest yield after 2 h. Acetylation
and purification by column chromatography afforded 60% of
pure product 22.
Sugar-based surfactants could be obtained by the condensa-
tionoflong-chainalkylureas andsaccharides. Procedures for the
direct condensation of aldohexoses with such urea derivatives
in solution are already published.21 Another strategy without
protecting groups involves the use of D-glucosylamines and alkyl
isocyanates.21b,22
Scheme 4 Acid catalysed formation of condensation products 19–24
in melts.
Under solvent-free conditions in a suspension of melted N-
octylurea 16 and D-glucose 1a with varying acidic catalysts, a
number of products were formed. The low reactivity of the long-
chain alkyl ureas might be explained by intramolecular hydrogen
bonding between the alkyl ureas.23 Furthermore, many products
were generated, presumably due to Maillard-like reactions or
caramelization at such high reaction temperatures.
Therefore, the lowest melting point (eutectic point) was
determined for mixtures of sugar 1a and one of the additive
compounds 14–17 (Table 2). However, only cyclic N,N¢-ethylene
urea 14 showed a melting point depression and a clear melt was
formed. In all other cases, the sugar could only be suspended in
an excess of the melted component.
The addition of Amberlyst 15 to a 1 : 1 (wt/wt) mixture of
cyclic N,N¢-ethylene urea 14 and D-glucose 1a with stirring
of the melt for 6 h at 75 ◦C afforded 27% of pure N-D-
glucosyl-N¢-ethylene urea tetraacetate 18 after acetylation and
purification by column chromatography or recrystallisation. A
corresponding mixture of cyclic urea 14 with D-fructose showed
the formation of the dehydration product HMF after stirring at
85 ◦C overnight with Amberlyst 15.
Although D-glucose 1a and N-allyl urea 15 do not form
a clear melt, the addition of Amberlyst 15 to a suspension
of D-glucose/N-allyl urea (2 : 1, mol/mol) at 85 ◦C catalysed
the condensation of the urea derivative to the C-1 position of
compound 1a. After a 2 h reaction time, sugar 1a was completely
Finally, an N-glucoside of ethyl carbamate 17 with D-glucose
1a was synthesized. Carbamates are structurally related to ureas,
also called carbamides. They are established as protecting groups
for amine groups and can be cleaved by various chemical and
enzymatic methods. Tetraacetyl-D-glucosylethylurethane was
firstly reported by Helferich et al. and synthesized by the reaction
of tetraacetyl-D-glucosamine with ethyl chloroformate in dry
pyridine.24 Another method developed by Sarap et al. involves
the synthesis of tetra-O-acetyl-b-D-glucosyl isocyanate and its
reaction with ethanol.25 In an initial screening of acid catalysts,
FeCl3 was identified as the catalyst with the highest conversion.
In a suspension of ethyl carbamate 17 and D-glucose 1a (2 : 1,
mol/mol) with 10 mol% of the catalyst after a 5 h reaction
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time at 70 C, 73% of the product was found after acetylation
b-D-Mannosyl urea 2b
and purification. Only analytical amounts of unprotected N-D-
glucosyl-ethyl carbamate 21 could be isolated by our means. In
this case, again, the b-anomer is the only obtained isomer, which
was confirmed by the large coupling constant (J = 9.3 Hz) in the
1H-NMR spectrum.
D-Mannose (0.6 g, 3.3 mmol), urea (1.4 g, 26.7 mmol) and
NH4Cl (0.2 g, 3.7 mmol) were melted in a 25 mL reaction flask
at 80 ◦C until a clear melt was formed. Amberlyst 15 (0.2 g) was
added and the reaction stirred for 1 h at that temperature. After
the reaction was finished, water was added to the still warm melt
and the catalyst was filtered off. After the removal of water, the
brownish solid was twice recrystallised from MeOH to give a
mixture of b-D-mannosyl urea and urea. The urea was degraded
by urease in an aqueous solution, the urease filtered off, and
after freeze-drying pure b-D-mannosyl urea was obtained as a
white powder (0.53 g, 72%).
1H-NMR (600 MHz, DMSO-d6: d [ppm] = 2.97–3.03 (m, 1 H),
3.24–3.34 (m, 2 H), 3.36–3.43 (m, 1 H), 3.50–3.52 (m, 1 H), 3.59–
3.65 (m, 1 H), 4.41 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 1 OH), 4.67 d (d, J = 5.0 Hz,
1 OH), 4.76 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 1 OH), 4.80 (m, 1 H), 4.83 (d, J =
5.4 Hz, 1 OH), 5.84 (s, NH2), 6.47 (s, NH); 13C-NMR (150 MHz,
DMSO-d6): d [ppm] = 61.41, 66.88, 71.22, 74.39, 78.30, 78.46,
157.53; FT-IR (ATR): n [cm-1] = 3334, 3244, 2942, 2358, 1663,
1614, 1528, 1446, 1411, 1377,◦1200, 1140, 1076, 1047, 1024, 958,
863, 801,614, 539; m.p.: 178 C; LSI-MS (glycerol): m/z (%) =
223.1 (100) [MH+], 315.3 (43) [MH+ + glycerol]; LSI-MS: calc.:
223.0930, found: 223.0933.
Experimental
General
All chemicals for syntheses were used as received without
further purification. N-Octylurea was prepared according to the
procedure of Kehm.26 IR spectra were recorded using a Bio-Rad
FT-IR-FTS 155 spectrometer. Melting points were determined
by an Optimelt MPA 100 apparatus from Stanford Research
Systems.
NMR spectroscopy
NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker Avance 600 (T = 300 K)
instrument. The spectra were referenced against the internal
NMR-solvent standard, and chemical shifts are reported in
ppm.
Conclusions
HPLC measurements
In conclusion, we have shown that carbohydrate–urea melts are
suitable reaction media to synthesize N-glycosides efficiently in
high yields (up to 81%) under mild reaction conditions and high
concentrations. The readily available starting materials consist
mainly of renewables and cheap bulk chemicals. In a one-step
reaction and without the need for protecting groups, the b-
anomer was formed selectively. Our data imply that the reaction
of D-glucose may proceed via an intermediate O,N-hemiacetal,
formed by the addition of the nucleophile to C-1. Likewise,
D-glucose, D-mannose, D-galactose, N-acetyl-D-glucosamin, L-
rhamnose and 2-deoxy-D-glucose were converted, and the scope
of the melt condensation reaction includes N-substituted ureas
and carbamates. The reported glycosyl urea synthesis reported
here is superior to previously reported procedures as it is very
simple and efficient.
Glucosyl urea 2a. HPLC measurements were conducted
using a Phenomenex Luna 3u HILIC 200 A, 150 ¥ 2.00 mm
˚
column, LC system Agilent 1100, Varian PL-ELS 2100 Ice
(30 ◦C) as the detector and run with ACN/H2O/100 mM
NaOAc 90 : 5 : 5 as the eluent. The column temperature was
40 ◦C, the injection volume was 0.1 mL, while a flow rate of
0.3 mL min-1 and sucrose as an internal standard were used.
The system was run with ChemStation for LC 3D Systems Rev.
B.03.02 software.
Mannosyl urea 2b. HPLC measurements were conducted
˚
using a Phenomenex Luna 3u HILIC 200 A, 150 ¥ 2.00 mm
column, LC system Agilent 1100, Varian PL-ELS 2100 Ice
(30 ◦C) as the detector and run with ACN/H2O/100 mM
NaOAc 90 : 5 : 5 as the eluent. The column temperature was
25 ◦C, the injection volume was 0.5 mL, while a flow rate of
0.3 mL min-1 and sucrose as an internal standard were used.
The system was run with ChemStation for LC 3D Systems Rev.
B.03.02 software.
Acknowledgements
We thank the Su¨dzucker AG and the Fachagentur Nachwach-
sende Rohstoffe for financial support.
Typical procedure for the preparation of b-D-glucosyl urea 2a
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