The search for d-glucose derivatives suitable for the study of natural hydrogen isotope fractionation
作者:J.Michael Williams、Hélène Jegou、Virginie Langlois、Ben-Li Zhang、Maryvonne L. Martin
DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(93)80059-n
日期:1993.7
In order to apply Site-specific Natural Isotope Fractionation (SNIF) to chemical, biochemical, and environmental studies Of D-glucose, there is a need for readily prepared compounds which give H-2 NMR spectra with all or most signals resolved. Changing substituents at C-1 and/or C-6 of alpha-D-glucopyranose pentaacetate improved the dispersion of deuterium signals, the best results being achieved with 1,2,3,4-tetra-O-acetyl-6-deoxy-6-thiocyanato-alpha-D-glucopyranose, for which only the H-2-2 and 2 H-4 signals were not resolved, and with 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-6-bromo-6-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl bromide, for which only the H-2-6a and H-2-6b signals were not resolved. Periodate oxidation of methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-alpha-D-glucopyranoside and 4,6-dichloro-4,6-dideoxy-D-galactose was also examined as a possible source of useful compounds. Products obtained from the benzylideneglucoside gave inadequate resolution and broad deuterium signals. The oxidation of 4,6-dichloro-4,6-dideoxy-D-galactose was not straightforward. The a anomer was oxidised more rapidly than the beta anomer. The oxidation product, 2,4-dichloro-2,4-dideoxy-3-O-formyl-D-threose, was too labile to be isolated pure and its hydrolysis to 2,4-dichloro-2,4-dideoxy-D-threose was accompanied by a slow elimination to form 2,4-dichlorobut-2-enal.