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Stereomeric pyrrolidinopentoses bearing an imidazole ring - Synthesis, chiroptical properties, and evaluation as potential sugar-mimic glycosidase inhibitors
Tschamber, Theophile,Siendt, Herve,Tarnus, Celine,Deredas, Dariusz,Frankowski, Andrzej,Kohler, Sylviane,Streith, Jacques
, p. 702 - 712 (2007/10/03)
The syntheses of the imidazolo-pyrrolidino-pentoses ent-2 (Larabino), 3 (D-xylo), 4 (D-lyxo), ent-4 (L-lyxo), and 5 (D-ribo) are reported, completing the series of all eight possible stereomers. The corresponding five linear imidazolo sugar precursors were prepared by nucleophilic addition of C(4)-metallated imidazole derivatives to the appropriately configured and protected aldotetroses. Cyclisation of the resulting linear imidazolo-carbohydrates was performed by means of intramolecular Walden inversion processes, followed by deprotection to afford the five target imidazolo-sugars. Three of the four D-configured stereomers proved to be good to moderate glycosidase inhibitors, as determined by Michaelis-Menten kinetics.
