THE SYNTHESIS OF SOME SEVEN-CARBON SUGARS via THE OSMYLATION OF OLEFINIC SUGARS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(86)80004-0

The stereochemical outcome of the catalytic osmylation of 6,7-dideoxy-1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-galacto-hept-6-enopyranose (10), 5,6-dideoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-xylo-hex-5-enofuranose, (E)- and (Z)-3-O-benzyl-5,6-dideoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-xylo-hept-5-enofuranose (20 and 27, respectively), methyl (Z)-3-O-benzyl-5,6-dideoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-xylo-hept-5-enofuranuronate (26), (E)-3-O-benzyl-5,6-dideoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-ribo-hept-5-enofuranose, benzyl (E)- and (Z)-5,6-dideoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-α-D-lyxo-hept-5-enofuranoside (46 and 50, respectively), and methyluronate (49) has been examined.Such oxidations led to satisfactory syntheses of L-glycero-D-gluco-heptose and the corresponding heptitol (from 20), L-glycero-D-gulo-heptitol (from 26), D-glycero-D-gluco-heptitol (from 27), D-glycero-D-galacto-heptitol (from 10 and 46), (meso)-glycero-gulo-heptitol (from 49), and D-glycero-D-manno-heptitol (from 50).