Stereocontrolled intramolecular aziridination of glycals: ready access to aminoglycosides and mechanistic insights from DFT studies

Chemistry. 2008;14(5):1561-70. doi: 10.1002/chem.200701288.

Abstract

Stereocontrolled intramolecular aziridination of the glycal-derived sulfamates offers a highly efficient strategy to divergently prepare aminoglycosides. Rhodium-catalyzed nitrogen-atom transfer to C==C bonds formed semistable aziridines, which were subjected to various nucleophiles (C, O, S, and N) to give cyclic sulfamate-containing aminosugar derivatives selectively. The second nucleophilic displacement of sulfonyloxy moieties of [1,2,3]-oxathiazepane-2,2- dioxides allows straightforward access to aminoglycosides with selective alpha- or beta-linkages. This approach is operationally simple, complements existing methods, and is a versatile protocol for the synthesis of polyfunctionalized amino sugars. In addition, the mechanism of the rhodium-catalyzed intramolecular aziridination of glycals and its ring-opening reaction was extensively studied by using DFT calculations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Aminoglycosides / chemical synthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Aziridines / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Models, Chemical
  • Rhodium / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Sulfones / chemistry
  • Sulfonic Acids / chemistry
  • Thiadiazoles / chemistry

Substances

  • Aminoglycosides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Aziridines
  • Sulfones
  • Sulfonic Acids
  • Thiadiazoles
  • sulfamic acid
  • Rhodium