Short Synthesis of 3-(Hydroxymethyl)xylitol and Structure Revision of the Anti-diabetic Natural Product from Casearia esculenta
摘要:
3-(Hydroxymethyl)xylitol, a compound reportedly isolated from the root of Casearia esculenta (Roxb.), along with its three possible stereoisomers, has been synthesized for the first time by way of a triple dihydroxylation reaction performed upon the simplest cross-conjugated hydrocarbon, [3]dendralene. The data for the natural product do not match any of the isomeric 3-(hydroxymethyl)pentitols. The structure of the natural product from the root of Casearia esculenta (Roxb.) has been corrected by reanalysis of the published data.
important factor in obtaining the selective formation of the three-branched sugar alcohols. Under these reaction conditions, the α,β-enediol structure is required in an effective co-catalyst for the formosereaction. 2-(Hydroxymethyl)glycerol, 3-(hydroxymethyl)pentitol, and 2,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)pentitol were formed with a high selectivity in the formosereactions catalyzed by KOH, Mg(OH)2, Fe(OH)3
Short Synthesis of 3-(Hydroxymethyl)xylitol and Structure Revision of the Anti-diabetic Natural Product from <i>Casearia esculenta</i>
作者:Ruomeng Wang、Michael N. Paddon-Row、Michael S. Sherburn
DOI:10.1021/ol402740m
日期:2013.11
3-(Hydroxymethyl)xylitol, a compound reportedly isolated from the root of Casearia esculenta (Roxb.), along with its three possible stereoisomers, has been synthesized for the first time by way of a triple dihydroxylation reaction performed upon the simplest cross-conjugated hydrocarbon, [3]dendralene. The data for the natural product do not match any of the isomeric 3-(hydroxymethyl)pentitols. The structure of the natural product from the root of Casearia esculenta (Roxb.) has been corrected by reanalysis of the published data.