Metal-Free Synthesis of Acyl Glycosides and Application to Oligosaccharide Synthesis

Org Lett. 2022 Dec 16;24(49):9028-9032. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03661. Epub 2022 Dec 1.

Abstract

Oligosaccharides are involved in numerous biological processes. Achieving optimal anomeric selectivity and regioselectivity remains challenging. Herein, we present a method for the oxidative glycosylation of thioglycosides with hypervalent iodine reagents derived from carboxylic acid to form C-O bonds. The reaction of thioglycosides with various hypervalent iodine carboxylates afforded acyl O-glycosyl compounds. These acyl O-glycosyl compounds could react with thioglycoside acceptors to produce disaccharides; trisaccharides and tetrasaccharides could be synthesized by repeating this method.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carboxylic Acids / chemistry
  • Glycosides / chemistry
  • Iodine*
  • Oligosaccharides / chemistry
  • Thioglycosides* / chemistry
  • Trisaccharides

Substances

  • Glycosides
  • Thioglycosides
  • Trisaccharides
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Iodine