Glycopeptides by Linch-Pin C-H Activations for Peptide-Carbohydrate Conjugation by Manganese(I)-Catalysis

Abstract

Late-stage C-H glycosylations of structurally complex amino acids and peptides were accomplished by means of racemization-free manganese(I)-catalyzed C-H activation. Thus, glycosylative modifications proved to be viable by a linch-pin approach, featuring chemo- and site-selective C-H transformations. The peptide-saccharide conjugation provided modular access to structurally complex glycopeptides, likewise enabling the assembly of fluorescent-labelled glycopeptides.

Keywords: C−H activation; glycoconjugation; glycopeptides; manganese; natural products.