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Novel Chiral Glycerol Analogues Building Blocks
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3.66 (s, 3H, CH3-O), 3.86-3.92 (m, 1H, CH-O), 4.50-4.52 (m,
2H, CH2Ph), 7.32-7.34 (m, 5H, Ar).
References and Notes
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(4) (R)-1-O-Benzyl-1,2-decandiol 7 was prepared as reported for
a similar compound differing in the chain length (Iguchi, K.;
Kitade, M.; Kashiwagi, T.; Yamada, Y. J. Org. Chem. 1993,
58, 5690) in 80% yield from (R)-benzylglycidol 5 (1g,
FLUKA), oil; [ ]D - 4.0 (c 1 in CHCl3). 1H NMR CDCl3,
(9) (R)-5-O-Benzyl-4-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-4,5-
dihydroxypentanal 12. Methylester 11 was reduced with
LiAlH4 (r.t., 4 h) in THF to afford the corresponding alcohol
that was oxidized (r.t., 1 h) with pyridinium chlorochromate
(PCC) in presence of sodium acetate in dichloromethane.
Filtration through a Florisil pad and evaporation of the
solvents afforded the aldehyde 12 (70% from 11), oil.
[ ]D+15.8 (c 2 CHCl3). 1H NMR CDCl3, 500MHz): 0.0 (s,
6H, CH3Si), 0.90 (s, 9H, (CH3)3C), 1.76-1.84 (m, 1H, CH-3),
1.88-1.98 (m, 1H, CH-3), 2.48 (t, 2H, CH-2), 3.32 (m, 1H,
CH-OBn), 3.40 (m, 1H, CH-OBn), 3.86-3.92 (m, 1H, CH-O),
4.46-4.50 (m, 2H, CH2Ph), 7.22-7.36 (m, 5H, Ar), 9.74 (s, 1H,
CHO). IR (CHCl3) max 1730 cm-1.
(10) (2R),(5R,S)-1-O-Benzyl-2-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-1,2,5-
decantriol 13. Aldehyde 12 was treated with pentyl
magnesium bromide in diethyl ether (r.t., 4 h) to afford the
secondary alcohol 13 in 90% yield. 1H NMR CDCl3,
500 MHz):
0.84 (t, 3H, CH3), 1.20-1.36 (m, 12H, CH2),
1.36-1.50 (m, 2H, CH2-3), 2.50-2.58 (m, 1H, exchang.), 3.27
(m, 1H, CH-OBn), 3.45 (m, 1H, CH-OBn), 3.74-3.82 (m, 1H,
CH-O), 4.50 (s, 2H, CH2Ph), 7.20-7.38 (m, 5H, Ar). m/z (EI)
264 (M+), 246, 217, 181, 173, 143, 122, 91.
500MHz):
0.0 (s, 6H, (CH3)2Si), 0.90-0.98 (m, 12H,
(CH3)3C and CH3), 1.20-1.80 (m, 12H, CH2), 3.32-3.44 (m,
2H, CH2-OBn), 3.52-3.62 (m, 1H, CH-OH), 3.84-3.92 (m, 1H,
CH-O), 4.50 (s, 2H, CH2Ph), 7.20-7.36 (m, 5H, Ar).
(5) (R)-3-O-Benzyl-1-O-hexyl-sn-glycerol 8 was prepared as
described for the analogue 1-methylether (Waagen, V.;
Hollingsaeter, I.; Partali, V.; Thorstad, O.; Anthonsen, T.
Tetrahedron: Asym. 1993, 4, 2265) in 70% yield from 5 (1g),
oil; [ ]D +3.9 (c 1 in CHCl3). 1H NMR CDCl3, 500MHz):
0.90 (t, 3H, CH3), 1.22-1.38 (m, 6H, CH2), 1.52-1.60 (m, 2H,
CH2-CH2-O), 2.76-2.80 (m, 1H, exchang.), 3.38-3.58 (m, 6H,
CH2-O), 3.96-4.00 (m, 1H, CH-O), 4.54 (s, 2H, CH2Ph), 7.22-
7.36 (m, 5H, Ar). m/z (EI) 267 (MH+), 233, 217, 187, 181,
163, 142, 113, 107.
(6) To ascertain whether the high optical purity of the starting
material 5 remained unchanged in the products 7 and 8, 1H
NMR analysis of the MTPA-esters of the corresponding
optically active and racemic compounds was performed
(Dale, J.A.; Mosher, H.S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1973, 95, 512).
Racemic 7 and 8 were prepared starting from (R,S)-
benzylglycidol (FLUKA). The MTPA-derivative of racemic 7
showed as significant signals two multiplets centered at 4.40
and 4.48 ppm due to the OCH2Ph protons. In the spectrum of
the MTPA derivative of (R)-7 the signal at 4.40 ppm was not
detectable. In the case of the MTPA derivative of (R,S)-8, the
1H NMR spectrum showed two multiplets centered at 4.42 and
4.52 ppm due to the OCH2Ph protons. The same signals for the
(R)-8 derivative were present in a 2/98 ratio indicating a 96%
ee.
(7) 5-Benzyloxymethyl-dihydrofuran-2-one 10. The benzylation
was carried out with benzyl trichloroacetimidate in presence
of trifluoromethanesulphonic acid (Nicolaou, K.C.; Raja
Reddy, K.; Skokotas, G.; Sato, F.; Xiao, X.-Y.; Hwang, C.-K.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1993, 115, 3558) in 70% yield from (R)-6
(5g, FLUKA). [ ]D -17.5 (c 1.6 CHCl3) (lit.+18 for (S)-isomer,
Hirama, M.; Uei, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104, 4251). 1H
NMR CDCl3, 500MHz): 2.06-2.14 (m, 1H, CH-3), 2.22-
2.30 (m, 1H, CH-3), 2.40-2.50 (m, 1H, CH-2), 2.56-2.66 (m,
1H, CH-2), 3.56 (m, 1H, CH-OBn), 3.66 (m, 1H, CH-OBn),
4.55 (s, 2H, CH2Ph), 4.62-4.67 (m, 1H, CH-O), 7.22-7.40 (m,
5H, Ar).
(8) Methyl (R)-5-O-benzyl-4-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-4,5-
dihydroxypentanoate 11. Lactone 10 was transformed into the
crude methylester (Takeda, K.; Nakajima, A.; Yoshi, E.
Synlett 1997, 255) which was immediately treated with t-
butyldimethylsilyl chloride and imidazole in THF (r.t., 15 h)
to afford the silylether 11 (85% from 10). 1H NMR CDCl3,
500MHz): 0.0 (s, 6H, CH3Si), 0.88 (s, 9H, (CH3)3C), 1.74-
1.82 (m, 1H, CH-3), 1.90-1.98 (m, 1H, CH-3), 2.34-2.46 (m,
2H, CH2), 3.34 (m, 1H, CH-OBn), 3.40 (m, 1H, CH-OBn),
(11) (R)-1-O-Benzyl-5-oxo-1,2-decandiol 9. Title compound was
obtained by oxidation of 13 with PCC to ketone 14 and
deprotection of silyl ether with TBAF (Corey, E.J.;
Venkateswarlu, A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 6190) (70%
from 13, oil). [ ]D +3.3 (c 1 in CHCl3). 1H NMR CDCl3,
500MHz): 0.92 (t, 3H, CH3), 1.20-1.36 (m, 4H, CH2), 1.50-
1.60 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.60-1.70 (m, 1H, CH-3), 1.70-1.80 (m,
1H, CH-3), 2.36 (t, 2H, CH2CO), 2.48-2.62 (m, 2H, CH2CO),
3.32 (m, 1H, CH-OBn), 3.46 (m, 1H, CH-OBn), 3.74-3.80 (m,
1H, CH-O), 4.50 (s, 2H, CH2Ph), 7.22-7.40 (m, 5H, Ar). m/z
(APCI) 279 (MH+), 261.
(12) (R)-1-O-Benzyl-5-ethylendioxy-1,2-decandiol 15. The ketal
was prepared from ketone 14 with diethylene glycol under
boron trifluoride-ethyl etherate catalysis (Derguini, F.;
Linstrumelle, G. Tetrahedron Lett. 1984, 25, 5763 and Hase,
T.A.; Ourika, A.; Holmberg, C. J. Org. Chem. 1981, 46,
3137). The silylether was removed by reaction with TBAF (ref
11) affording 15 in 65% yield from 14. [ ]D+0.6 (c 2 in
CHCl3). 1H NMR CDCl3, 500MHz): 0.84 (t, 3H, CH3),
1.18-1.36 (m, 6H, CH2), 1.44-1.58 (m, 4H, CH2), 1.60-1.70
(m, 1H, CH), 1.74-1.84 (m, 1H, CH), 2.70 (br s, 1H,
exchang.), 3.33 (dd, 1H, J 1a,1b 9 Hz, J 1a,2 7.5 Hz, H-1a), 3.47
(dd, 1H, J 1b,2 3 Hz, H-1b), 3.78 (m, 1H, H-2), 3.86 (br s, 4H,
CH2-O), 4.54 (s, 2H, CH2Ph), 7.20-7.40 (m, 5H, Ar).
(13) The optical purity of (R)-9 was determined by 1H NMR
analysis of the MTPA-ester6 of (R)-15. (R,S)-15 was prepared
by PCC oxidation of (R)-15, followed by NaBH4 reduction in
methanol. In the spectrum of the racemic derivative two
signals centered at 4.42 and 4.52 ppm, due to the OCH2Ph
protons, were present, whereas in the spectrum of the (R)-15-
derivative the signal at 4.42 ppm was not detectable.
(14) (R)-1-O-Benzyl-5-ethylenedithio-1,2-decandiol 16. The
thioketal was prepared in one step procedure from ketone 14
by reaction in dichloromethane with 1,2-ethandithiol in the
presence of 0.2 equiv of boron trifluoride-diethyl ether (73%,
oil). [ ]D -1.4 (c 1 in CHCl3). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 500 MHz):
H
0.87 (t, 3H, CH3), 1.27 (m, 4H, CH2), 1.45 (m, 2H, CH2), 1.64
(m, 2H, CH2), 1.88 (m, 3H, CH2 and CH), 2.12 (m, 1H, CH),
2.32 (br s, 1H, exchang.), 3.24 (s, 4H, CH2-S), 3.33 (dd, 1H,
J
1a,1b 9.5 Hz, J 1a,2 9.5 Hz, H-1a), 3.51 (dd, 1H, J 1b,2 2.5 Hz,
H-1b), 3.80 (m, 1H, H-2), 4.54 (s, 2H, CH2Ph), 7.22-7.40 (m,
5H, Ar).
(15) (R)-1-O-Benzyl-2-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl- -D-galacto-
pyranosyl)-5-ethylenedithio-1,2-decandiol 19. [ ]D -3 (c 1 in
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