10.1016/S0008-6215(00)81869-8
The research aimed to synthesize and evaluate 2-substituted fortimicins, a class of aminocyclitol antibiotics, through the ring-opening of 2-deoxy-1,2-epimino-2-epi-fortimicin B and nucleophilic displacements of 2-O-(methylsulfonyl)fortimicin derivatives. The study concluded that the stereochemistry of the azide displacements with different Zmethanesulfonates had a conformational basis, and several 2-substituted fortimicins were prepared and tested for antibacterial activity. Key chemicals used in the process included chloride, azide, cyanide, N-dimethylformamide, and various fortimicin derivatives, as well as reagents like Girard’s reagent T and N-(N-benzyloxycarbonylglycyloxy)succinimide.