Rh(II) Carbene-Promoted Activation of the Anomeric C−H Bond of Carbohydrates: A Stereospecific Entry toward α- and β-Ketopyranosides
摘要:
In this communication we report a new strategy toward ketopyranosides based on a carbene-mediated activation of the anomeric C-H bond of carbohydrates. By forming a new carbon-carbon bond after a glycosylation step, this approach enables the preparation of both alpha- and beta-ketopyranosides from advanced precursors.
Rh(II) Carbene-Mediated Synthesis of Methyl α- and β-Ketopyranosides: Preparation of Carbene Precursors, Quaternarization of the Anomeric Position, and Ring Opening of γ-Lactones
Methyl alpha- and beta-ketopyranosides were efficiently prepared by carbene-mediated quaternarization of the anomeric position of corresponding aldopyranosides. Preparation of carbene precursors proved to be tedious and required a two-step procedure involving first bromoacetylation, followed by diazo-transfer with N,N'-ditosylhydrazine and DBU. Selective functionalization of the anomeric C-H bond was then achieved under Rh-2(OAc)(4) or Rh-2(acam)(4) catalysis. Finally, ring opening of the resulting gamma-lactones delivered alpha- and beta-ketopyranosides with the anomeric position functionalized by an independent chain.