PAPER
A General Procedure for Conversion of S-Glycosyl Isothiourea Derivatives
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P O . Glycosyl bromides were prepared according to the described
work up, the product was crystallized from i-PrOH and recrystal-
lized from the same solvent. Yield: 50%; mp: 182 183 C;
2
5
2
6
procedures. Methyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzoyl-4-O-trifluoromethane-
sulphonyl- -D-galactopyranoside (8) was prepared as described in
ref 27 and recrystallized from i-PrOH. Mps are uncorrected.
2
0
[ ]D
= 2.0° (c 1.0, CHCl3).
1H NMR (CDCl3): = 1.92, 1.93, 1.94, 2.04 (4 s, each 3H, 4
CH CO), 2.88 (td, 1H, J = 4.6 Hz, J5,6b = 2.2 Hz, H-5), 3.74 (dd,
3
5,6a
General Procedure
To a stirring suspension of a S-glycosyl isothiouronium bromide,
prepared by refluxing (10 min) a solution of a glycosyl bromide
1
H, H-6b), 3.76 (d, 1H, J = 10.0 Hz, H-1), 4.00 (dd, 1H, J6a,6b = 12,6
Hz, H-6a), 4.92 (dd, 1H, J4,5 = 9.3 Hz, H-4), 4.97 (dd, 1H, J3,4 = 9.4
Hz, H-3), 5.09 (dd, 1H, J2,3 = 10.0 Hz, H-2), 7.18 7.42 [m, 15H,
(
10 mmol) and thiourea (0.8 g, 10.5 mmol) in MeCN (10 20 mL),
(
C H ) C].
6 5 3
Et N (20 25 mmol) and alkyl halide (10 15 mmol) were added at
3
13
C NMR (CDCl ): = 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.4 (4 CH -Ac), 61.4 (C-
3
3
r.t. The reaction mixture was stirred until reaction completion (con-
trol by TLC) and concentrated at reduced pressure. The residue was
dissolved in CH Cl (50 mL), the solution washed with H O (2 30
6
), 67.8 (C-4), 68.4 (CPh ), 69.3, 73.9, 74.9 (C-2, C-3, C-5), 83.2
3
(
C-1), 126.6, 127.4, 129.6, 143.9 (C H ), 168.9, 169.9, 170.2 (4
6 5
2
2
2
CO-Ac).
mL), dried (MgSO ), and concentrated. The residue was crystal-
4
lized from hexane and recrystallized from appropriate solvent.
MS: m/z = 629.7 (M+Na).
Ethyl 2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-1-thio- -D-galactopyranoside (3)
Prepared from S-galactopyranosyl isothiouronium bromide (2) and
Anal. Calcd for C H O S: C, 65.33; H, 5.65. Found: C, 65.28; H,
33 34 9
5.72.
,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-1-S-acetyl-1-thio- -D-glucopyranose (7)
Prepared by treatment of 1 (10 mmol) in MeCN (20 mL) with Et N
ethyl bromide (1.3 equiv), isolated yield: 72%; mp: 75 76
C
=
2
5d
20
15d
20
(
Lit.1 mp: 75 C); [ ]D
= 7.9° (c 1.0, CHCl ) {Lit. [ ]D
3
3
7
.8° (c 2.5, CHCl )}.
3
(
4.18 mL, 30 mmol) and acetic anhydride (2.36 mL, 25 mmol). Stir-
1H NMR CDCl3 : = 1.28 (t, 3H, SCH Me), 1.97, 2.03, 2.06, 2.14
ring for 1 h at r.t., usual work-up, and recrystallization from EtOH
2
2
1a
(
4
s, each 3H, 4 CH CO), 2.73 (m, 2H, J = 7.4 Hz, SCH Me),
afforded the pure product (3.0 g, 74%); mp: 118 119 C (Lit. mp:
3
2
2
0
21a
20
3
.92 (dt, 1H, J5,6 = 6.6 Hz, H-5), 4.12 (m, 2H, H-6ab), 4.48 (d, 1H,
118 C); [ ]D = +9.8° (c 1.0, CHCl ) {Lit. [ ]D = +10.7° (c
3
J1,2 = 9.9 Hz, H-1), 5.04 (dd, 1H, J3,4 = 3.3 Hz, H-3), 5.23 (dd, 1H,
J2,3 = 10.0 Hz, H-2), 5 42 dd 1H J4 5 < 1 Hz, H-4).
1.496, CHCl )}.
3
Anal. Calcd for C H O S: C, 47.29; H, 5.46. Found: C, 47.35; H,
5.39.
1
6
22 10
1
3C NMR (CDCl3): = 14.7 (CH -Et), 20.4, 20.5, 20.6 (4 CH3-
3
Ac), 24.2 (CH -Et), 61.3 (C-6), 67.0, 67.1, 71.8, 74.3 (C-2, C-3, C-
2
Methyl 2,3,6-Tri-O-benzoyl-4-S-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl- -D-ga-
lactopyranosyl)-4-thio- -D-glucopyranoside (9)
4
, C-5), 83.9 (C-1), 169.4, 169.9, 170.1, 170.2 (4 CO-Ac).
p-Nitrobenzyl 2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-1-thio- -D-galactopyrano-
side (4)
Prepared by treatment of 2 with triflate 8 (10% excess) for 60 min
under the described conditions. After usual work up and crystalliza-
tion from i-PrOH, the product was isolated in 70% yield. From the
mother liquor, an additional amount of the product (9%) was ob-
tained by column chromatography. Mp: 128 129 C (EtOH);
[ ]D = +64.7° (c 1.0, CHCl3).
1H NMR (CDCl3): = 1.57, 1.92, 2.04, 2.08 (4 s, 12H, 4
Prepared from 2 and p-nitrobenzyl chloride (1 equiv). After 10 min
TLC showed complete conversion. Usual work up and recrystalli-
1
5e
zation from EtOH afforded 4 in 78% yield; mp: 95 96 C (Lit.
2
0
15e
22
20
mp: 94 95 C); [ ]D
7.6° (c 0.5, CHCl )}.
=
77.3° (c 0.5, CHCl ) {Lit. [ ]D
=
3
8
3
1
H NMR (CDCl ): = 1.97, 2.05, 2.06, 2.16 (4 s, each 3H, 4
CH CO), 3.30 (dd, 1H, J = 11.1 Hz, H-4), 3.44 (s, 3H, CH O),
3
3
4,5
3
CH CO), 3.88 (td, 1H, J = 6.6 Hz, H-5), 4.00 (m, 2H, H-6ab),
3.92 (td, 1H, J5 ,6 a = 6.77 Hz, J5 ,6 b = 6.26 Hz, H-5 ), 4.00 (dd, 1H,
H-6 b), 4.04 (dd, 1H, J6a ,6b = 11.4 Hz, H-6 a), 4.39 (td, 1H,
J5,6a = 4.0 Hz, J5,6b = 2.0, H-5), 4.79 (dd, 1H, H-6b), 4.87 (dd, 1H,
J6a,6b = 12.0 Hz, H-6a), 4.93 (d, 1H, J1 2 = 9.9 Hz, H-1 ), 4.99 (dd,
1H, J3 ,4 = 3.4 Hz, H-3 ), 5.08 (dd, 1H, J2 3 = 9.9 Hz, H-2 ), 5.18 (d,
1H, J1,2 = 3.6 Hz, H-1), 5.22 (dd, 1H, J2,3 = 9.6 Hz, H-2), 5.39 (dd,
3
5,6
3
.91, 4.04 (2 d, each 1H, J = 13.1 Hz, SCH ), 4.33 (d, 1H,
2
J1,2 = 9.9 Hz, H-1), 5.00 (dd, 1H, J3,4 = 3.6 Hz, H-3), 5.29 (dd, 1H,
J2,3 = 10.0 Hz, H-2), 5.42 (dd, 1H, J4,5 = 0.7 Hz, H-4), 7.49, 8.19 (2
d, each 2H, J = 7.0 Hz, C H NO ).
6
4
2
1
3C NMR (CDCl3): = 20.4, 20.5, 20.55, 20.6 (4 CH -Ac), 32.7
3
1
8
H, J4 ,5 = 1.0 Hz, H-4 ), 6.00 (dd, 1H, J3,4 = 11.1 Hz, H-3), 7.36
(
CH -Bn), 61.3 (C-6), 66.8, 67.1, 71.5, 74.6 (C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5),
2
.11 (m, 15H, 3 C H CO).
6
5
8
1
2.4 (C-1), 123.7, 129.9, 144.8, 147.1 (C H ), 169.5, 169.8, 169.9,
70.2 (4 CO-Ac).
6 4
1
3
C NMR (CDCl ): = 19.9, 20.4, 20.5, 20.6 (4 CH -Ac), 46.3 (C-
3 3
4
7
), 55.6 (CH -O), 61.3, 63.8 (C-6 , C-6), 66.7, 66.9, 67.4, 69.4, 71.6,
3.2, 74.0 (C-2, C-2 , C-3, C-3 , C-4 , C-5, C-5 ), 81.9 (C-1 ), 97.2
3
Anal. Calcd for C H NO S: C, 50.50; H, 5.04; N, 2.80. Found: C,
21
25
11
5
0.57; H, 5.11; N, 2.73.
(
C-1), 128.3, 128.4, 129.2, 129.5, 129.7, 129.8, 133.2 (C H ), 165.5,
6 5
2
,4-Di-nitrophenyl 2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-1-thio- -D-glucopyr-
1
65.7, 166.0 (3 CO-Bz), 169.4, 169.7, 170.1, 170.2 (4 CO-Ac).
anoside (5)
MS: m/z = 875.8 (M+Na).
Prepared by reaction of 2,4-di-nitrofluorobenzene (1 equiv) with
corresponding isothiouronium bromide under described conditions.
According to TLC, the reaction was completed in 10 min. Usual
work up and recrystallization from EtOH afforded 5 in 78% yield;
Anal. Calcd for C H O S: C, 59.15; H, 5.20. Found: C, 59.23; H,
5.29.
4
2
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Methyl 2,3,6-Tri-O-benzoyl-4-S-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl- -D-glu-
copyranosyl)-4-thio- -D-glucopyranoside (10)
Prepared from 1 using the procedure described for 9 in 80% yield;
mp: 197 198 C (EtOH) (Lit. mp: 185 188 C); [ ]D = +60.5°
(c 1.1, CHCl ) {Lit. [ ] = +62° (c 1.4, CHCl )}. The NMR data
1
7
20
mp: 202 203 C (Lit. mp: 203 204 C); [ ]D
=
93.0° (c 1.1,
17
20
CHCl ) {Lit. [ ]
= 96.0° (c 0.5, CHCl )}. The NMR data were
in full agreement with published values.
3
D
3
1
7
3d
20
3
d
20
Anal. Calcd for C H N O S: C, 45.28; H, 4.18; N, 5.28. Found:
2
0
22
2
13
3
D
3
3
d
C, 45.28; H, 4.11; N, 5.20.
were in full agreement with published values.
Triphenylmethyl 2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-1-thio- -D-glucopyra-
noside (6)
Prepared by treatment of 1 with trityl chloride under the described
conditions. The reaction mixture was kept for 2 h at r.t. After usual
Acknowledgement
We are grateful to Dr. Hugues Driguez for fruitful discussions.
Synthesis 2001, No. 3, 419–422 ISSN 0039-7881 © Thieme Stuttgart · New York