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1–4 and octanoates 9–12 were synthesized and their
structures assigned.11
8. (a) Rama Rao, A. V.; Murali Dhar, T. G.; Chakraborty,
T. K.; Gurjar, M. K. Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 2069–
2072; (b) Contelles, J. M.; de Opazo, E.; Arroyo, N.
Tetrahedron 2001, 57, 4729–4739.
9. Bird, J. W.; Jones, J. K. N. Can. J. Chem. 1963, 41, 1877–
1881.
In summary, we have reported a novel synthetic proto-
col for the construction of higher-carbon sugars through
the elaboration of Baylis–Hillman adducts of acyclic
sugar-derived aldehydes. This protocol should prove
useful to access other members of this class of com-
pounds. These products should find wide use in the syn-
thesis of bio-conjugates.
10. McNaught, A. D. Pure Appl. Chem. 1996, 68, 1919–2008.
11. Spectral data of selected compounds: Compound 8a: White
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syrup; ½aꢁD +13.8 (c 1.5, CHCl3); 1H NMR (300 MHz,
CDCl3); d 6.30 (s, 1H), 5.86 (s, 1H), 4.62 (d, 1H,
J = 9.6 Hz), 4.26–4.18 (m, 2H), 4.11–3.99 (m, 3H), 3.96–
3.90 (m, 2H), 2.89 (d, 1H, J = 9.4 Hz), 1.43–1.40 (m, 15H).
13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3); d 166.1, 140.3, 125.9, 109.7,
81.4, 77.4, 76.9, 69.2, 67.5, 60.7, 27.1, 26.8, 26.5, 26.4, 25.2,
14.0. IR (thin film) 3473, 2987, 2934, 1716, 1631,
1376 cmꢀ1; ESIMS; 331 (M++1) 353 (M+Na)+. Anal.
Calcd for C16H26O7: C, 58.17; H, 7.93. Found: C, 58.19;
Acknowledgements
The authors (P.V.N.R., A.S. and M.U.K.) thank CSIR,
New Delhi for financial assistance in the form of fellow-
ships. Financial assistance from the Department of Sci-
ence and Technology, New Delhi, India is gratefully
acknowledged.
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H, 7.88. Compound 8b: White syrup; ½aꢁD +63.3 (c 1.5,
CHCl3); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3); d 6.26 (s, 1H), 5.91
(s, 1H), 4.55 (dd, 1H, J = 3.0, 6.0 Hz), 4.22 (q, 2H,
J = 7.55 Hz), 4.14–4.06 (m, 1H), 4.01–3.87 (m, 2H), 3.79
(dd, 1H, J = 6.7, 8.3 Hz), 3.45 (d, 1H, J = 3.0 Hz), 1.38–
1.30 (m, 15H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3); d 166.2,
139.4, 126.2, 109.9, 82.2, 79.5, 75.7, 68.2, 67.6, 60.6, 58.3,
28.3, 26.8, 26.1, 25.1, 14.0. IR (thin film) 3477, 2929, 2910,
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;
ESIMS; 331 (M++1) 353
(M+Na)+. Anal. Calcd for C16H26O7: C, 58.17; H, 7.93.
Found: C, 58.21; H, 7.90. Compound 1a: White syrup;
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½aꢁD +45.7 (c 0.25, CHCl3); 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3);
d 5.13–5.00 (2d, 2H, J = 9.4 Hz each), 4.37–4.20 (m, 2H),
4.15–4.09 (m, 2H), 4.03–3.91 (m, 3H), 1.41–1.25 (m, 15H).
13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3); d 165.7, 152.3, 110.8, 109.9,
77.6, 77.2, 75.6, 73.9, 67.9, 62.1, 27.2, 26.9, 26.2, 25.3, 14.1.
IR (thin film) 2986, 2931, 1800, 1760, 1376, cmꢀ1; ESIMS;
361 (M++1) 378 (M+NH4)+. Anal. Calcd for C16H24O9:
C, 53.33; H, 6.71. Found: C, 53.00; H, 6.80. Compound
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3a: White syrup; ½aꢁD +9.3 (c 0.5, CHCl3); 1H NMR
(300 MHz, CDCl3); d 5.03 (d, 1H, J = 8.0 Hz), 4.79 (dd,
1H, J = 8.0, 9.2 Hz), 4.34–4.23 (m, 3H), 4.10–4.01 (m,
2H), 4.00–3.88 (m, 2H), 1.42–1.25 (m, 15H). 13C NMR
(100 MHz, CDCl3); d 165.3, 155.2, 111.4, 110.0, 79.8, 77.1,
74.9, 66.6, 62.4, 31.9, 26.6, 27.4, 26.5, 25.1, 22.6, 13.9. IR
(thin film) 2975, 2923, 1825, 1756, 1392, cmꢀ1; ESIMS;
361 (M++1) 378 (M+NH4)+. Anal. Calcd for C16H24O9:
C, 53.33; H, 6.71. Found: C, 53.36; H, 6.68. Compound
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4a: White syrup; ½aꢁD +23.2 (c 0.2, CHCl3); 1H NMR
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(200 MHz, CDCl3); d 4.94 (d, 1H, J = 4.5 Hz), 4.86 (dd,
1H, J = 2.2, 4.5 Hz), 4.36–4.25 (m, 3H), 4.18–3.89 (m,
3H), 3.63 (t, 1H, J = 7.9 Hz), 1.43–1.25 (m, 15H). 13C
NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3); d 165.8, 153.2, 110.2, 109.9,
80.2, 77.5, 76.9, 66.9, 61.9, 31.2, 26.0, 27.8, 26.7, 25.0, 22.1,
14.1. IR (thin film) 2960, 2955, 1830, 1745, 1380, cmꢀ1
ESIMS; 361 (M++1) 378 (M+NH4)+. Anal. Calcd for
C16H24O9: C, 53.33; H, 6.71. Found: C, 53.30; H, 6.70.
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Compound 18a: Yellowish syrup; ½aꢁD ꢀ23.6 (c 1.5,
CHCl3); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3); d 6.40 (s, 1H),
5.88 (s, 1H), 5.77 (d, 1H, J = 5.9 Hz), 4.33–4.08 (m, 4H),
3.97–3.77 (m, 3H), 3.73 (dd, 1H, J = 2.9, 5.1 Hz), 2.08 (s,
3H), 1.42–1.25 (m, 15H), 0.90 (s, 9H), 0.11 (s, 6H). 13C
NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3); d 169.1, 165.0, 137.5, 128.1,
110.0, 108.4, 79.9, 72.6, 71.4, 66.1, 61.1, 31.8, 29.6, 29.3,
27.2, 27.1, 26.4, 26.0, 24.9, 22.6, 20.9, 18.3, 14.0. IR (thin
film) 2984, 2929, 1752, 1723, 1465, 1220 cmꢀ1; ESIMS;
517 (M++1), 534 (M+NH4)+, 539 (M+Na)+. Anal. Calcd
for C25H44O9Si: C, 58.11; H, 8.58; Si, 5.44. Found: C,
58.18; H, 8.59; Si, 5.42. Compound 18b: Yellowish syrup;
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½aꢁD +21.0 (c 1.5, CHCl3); 1H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl3); d