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Synthesis and stereoelectronic properties of sugar-shaped polyhydroxylated hexahydropyrimidine-2-thiones
Jimenez Blanco, Jose L.,Ortiz Mellet, Carmen,Fuentes, Jose,Garcia Fernandez, Jose M.
, p. 14123 - 14144 (2007/10/03)
The reactivity and conformations in water solution of polyhydroxylated hexahydropyrimidine-2-thiones structurally related to biologically active nonulosonic acids and azaoctitols, obtained by intramolecular cyclization of sugar-derived μ-oxothioureas, have been investigated. The total preference for the axial orientation of the pseudoanomeric C - O bond and the high tendency to undergo acid-promoted intramolecular glycosylation are interpreted in terms of stabilizing hyperconjugative interactions in both the aminoketalic derivatives and the reactive azacarbenium cations. Moreover, repulsion between lone pairs and vicinal C - H bonds leads to a preference for structures bearing axial α-carbon substituents. The present results provide strong experimental evidence for the predominance of molecular orbital over electrostatic interactions in the stereoelectronic properties of these systems.
