Synthesis of Methyl 2-Dexoy-4,6-O-benzylidene Galactopyranoside
Conclusions
CCl4 (40 mL) was treated with freshly recrystallized
N-bromosuccinimide (601.5 mg, 3.4 mmol) and BaCO3
(266.4 mg, 1.4 mmol). The solution was deoxygenated
by sparging with argon for 1 h and then AIBN (18.5 mg,
0.1 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was heated
at 65 ℃ for 1.5 h. After the mixture was cooled to
room temperature and filtered, it was dried (Na2SO4),
concentrated, and purified by column chromatography
on silica gel to give 4 (529.7 mg, 68%) as a white foamy
In conclusion, BDMS was discovered to be an effi-
cient catalyst to drive the 4,6-O-benzylidenation of
D-galactal with PhCH(OCH3)2 to afford methyl
2-dexoy-4,6-O-benzylidene galactopyranoside without
Ferrier rearrangement, which serves as a key intermedi-
ate for ready preparation of 2,3- and 2,3-dideoxygalac-
tosylpyranosides.
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solid. H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ: 8.09 (dd, J=8.3,
Experimental
1.2 Hz, 2H, ArH), 7.61 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 1H, ArH), 7.48
(dd, J=7.9, 7.5 Hz, 2H, ArH), 5.55 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H,
H-4), 4.99 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H, H-1), 4.38—4.35 (m, 1H);
4.18—4.16 (m, 1H), 3.46—3.44 (m, 5H, OCH3, H-6ab),
2.04—2.02 (m, 2H, H-2ab); 13C NMR (CDCl3, 100
MHz) δ: 167.0, 133.6, 129.8, 128.6, 99.0, 71.0, 69.5,
65.1, 55.2, 33.1, 30.5; ESI-MS m/z: 367.1 (M+Na),
711.1 (M2+Na).
General methods
All commercial reagents and solvents were used as
received without further purification unless specified.
Reaction solvents were distilled from CaH2 for di-
chloromethane and from sodium metal and benzophe-
none for tetrahydrofuran. Flash column chromatography
was performed on silica gel (200—300 mesh, Qingdao,
China). 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra were taken on a
Bruker Avance 400 MHz spectrometer with tetrame-
thylsilane (TMS) as an internal standard at room tem-
perature. Mass spectra were obtained on a Waters
Q-TOF micro mass spectrometer (Waters).
Synthesis of methyl 2,6-di-deoxy-α-D-galactopyrano-
side (5)
A solution of methyl 4-O-benzoyl-6-bromo-6-deoxy-
2-deoxy-α-D-galactopyranoside (4) (140.0 mg, 0.4
mmol) in THF (5 mL) was treated with LiAlH4 (77 mg,
2.0 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at room
temperature for 12 h. EtOAc (20 mL) was added drop-
wise to quench the reaction. The reaction mixture was
filtered through a pad of Celite and concentrated in
vacuo. The residue was purified by column chromato-
graphy on silica gel to give 5 (54.6 mg, 83%) as a yel-
Synthesis of methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2-dexoy-D-
galactopyranoside (2)
Compound 1 (146.1 mg, 1.0 mmol) was dissolved in
dry acetone (10 mL), then benzaldehyde dimethyl acetal
(228.3 mg, 1.5 mmol) and BDMS (22.0 mg, 0.1 mmol)
were added. After stirring at room temperature for 10
min, the reaction mixture was neutralized by addition of
solid K2CO3 and then evaporated to dryness. The silica
gel column chromatography of the residue furnished 2
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low oil. H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ: 4.78 (d, J=3.5
Hz, 1H, H-1), 3.98—4.01 (m, 1H, H-3), 3.92 (dd, J=
12.9, 6.7 Hz, 1H, H-5), 3.63 (s, 1H, H-4), 3.33 (s, 3H,
OCH3), 2.0—2.2 (bm, 2H, OH), 1.92 (dd, J=13.3, 5.7
Hz, 1H, H-2a), 1.78 (ddd, J=12.9, 12.9, 3.5 Hz, 1H,
H-2b), 1.29 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H, CH3); 13C NMR (CDCl3,
100 MHz) δ: 98.6, 71.2, 65.8, 65.4, 54.9, 32.7, 16.7;
ESI-MS m/z: 185.2 (M+Na, 100), 347.2 (M2+Na, 85).
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(231.5 mg, 87%) as a foamy solid. Compound 2α: H
NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ: 7.50—7.48 (m, 2H, ArH),
7.40—7.38 (m, 3H, ArH), 5.61 (s, 1H, PhCH), 4.95 (s,
1H, H-1), 4.30 (dd, J=12.3, 1.2 Hz, 1H, H-6a), 4.13—
4.07 (m, 3H, H-4, H-3, H-6b), 3.65 (s, 1H, H-5), 3.36 (s,
3H, OCH3), 2.23 (d, J=10.5 Hz, 1H, 3-OH), 1.98 (m,
2H, H-2); 13C NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz) δ: 137.8, 129.1,
128.2, 126.3, 101.1 (PhCH), 99.4 (C-1), 74.8 (C-4),
70.0 (C-6), 64.4 (C-3), 62.5 (C-5), 55.0 (OCH3), 33.7
(C-2); ESI-MS m/z (%): 289.1 (M+Na, 65), 555.2 (M2
Synthesis of methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2-dexoy-3-O-
phenylthiocarbonate-α-D-galactopyranoside (6)
Phenyl chlorothionoformate (103.6 mg, 0.6 mmol)
and DMAP (147.0 mg, 1.2 mmol) were added sequen-
tially to a flame-dried round-bottom flask containing a
solution of compound 2 (160.0 mg, 0.6 mmol) in anhy-
drous dichloromethane (25 mL). The reaction solution
was stirred at room temperature for 2 h and then con-
centrated under reduced pressure. The residue was puri-
fied by column chromatography on silica gel to give 6
(390.0 mg, 96%) as a white solid. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400
MHz) δ: 7.50—7.08 (m, 10H, ArH), 5.80—5.78 (m, 1H,
H-3), 5.65 (s, 1H, PhCH), 5.06 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H, H-1),
4.58 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H, H-4), 4.32 (d, J=12.5 Hz, 1H,
H-6a), 4.13 (d, J=12.5 Hz, 1H, H-6b), 3.74 (s, 1H,
H-5), 3.40 (s, 3H, OCH3), 2.46 (ddd, J=12.1, 12.1, 3.5
Hz, 1H, H-2a), 2.18 (dd, J=12.5, 5.1 Hz, 1H, H-2b);
ESI-MS m/z (%): 425.2 (M+Na, 100), 827.3 (M2+Na,
75).
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+Na, 55). Compound 2β: H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz)
δ: 7.52—7.50 (m, 2H, ArH), 7.37—7.36 (m, 3H, ArH),
5.60 (s, 1H, PhCH), 4.39 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H, H-1), 4.37
(d, J=10.1 Hz, 1H, H-6a), 4.11 (dd, J=12.3, 1.6 Hz,
1H, H-6b), 3.83—3.81 (m, 1H, H-3), 3.53 (s, 3H,
OCH3), 3.38 (s, 1H, H-5), 2.13—1.82 (m, 2H, H-2); 13C
NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz) δ: 129.2, 128.1, 126.5, 101.3
(PhCH), 101.2 (C-1), 73.8 (C-4), 69.6 (C-6), 68.2 (C-3),
66.8 (C-5), 56.6 (OCH3), 35.6 (C-2); ESI-MS m/z (%):
289.1 (M+Na, 70), 555.2 (M2+Na, 55).
Synthesis of methyl 4-O-benzoyl-6-bromo-6-deoxy-2-
deoxy-α-D-galactopyranoside (4)
A solution of methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-2-dexoy-α-
D-galactosylpyranoside (2α) (600.0 mg, 2.3 mmol) in
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