Stereoselective O-Glycosylation of Glycals with Arylboronic Acids Using Air as the Oxygen Source

Org Lett. 2022 Mar 4;24(8):1587-1592. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c04378. Epub 2022 Jan 26.

Abstract

An open-air palladium-catalyzed O-glycosylation was developed using glycals and arylboronic acids with base additives at ambient conditions. The novel approach enabled facile access to various O-glycosides in high yields, with exclusive 1,4-cis-stereoselectivity tolerating reactive hydroxyl/amino groups. Mechanistic studies indicated that chemo-/stereoselectivity arose from the coordination between palladium and phenols generated in situ by oxidizing arylboronic acids, followed by an intramolecular attack. Isotope-labeling experiments revealed that the oxygen of O-glycosidic bonds came from O2.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't