Synthesis of linear β-(1→4)-galacto-hexa- and heptasaccharides and studies directed towards cyclogalactans
摘要:
Synthesis of an exclusively beta-(1-->4)-linked galactohexa- and heptasaccharide is described by coupling a 2-O-pivaloyl-3,6-O-allyl-protected thiogalactobioside donor with an equally protected. yet terminally 4-OH-free galactopentaoside. The same approach though failed to elaborate cyclic oligomers, as neither cyclodimerization of the correspondingly protected thiogalactotriosides with a 4"-OH could be effected, nor intramolecular glycosidation of the respective hexa- and heptagalactosides with an unprotected 4-OH at one. and phenylthio or sulfoxido groups at the reducing end. The causative factors underlying this are attributed to an inadequate predisposition of the linear beta-(1-->4)-galactan chains to adopt the tightly coiled molecular geometry necessary for cyclization-at least at the hexa- and heptasaccharide stage. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.