作者:Anatoly N. Pinchuk、Boris I. Mitsner、Vitaly I. Shvets
DOI:10.1016/0009-3084(93)90082-e
日期:1993.4
A new scheme for synthesis of enantiomerically pure ether lipid analogues 3-O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-sn-glycero-phosphocholine (D-ET-18-OCH3), 1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-sn-glycero-phosphocholine (L-ET-18-OCH3) and their oleyl analogues is described. The key steps are regioselective reductive cleavage of 2,5-di-O-methyl-1,3:4,6-bis-O-(40-methoxybenzylidene)-D-mannitol (I) either with NaBH3CN-Me3SiCl (Br) giving 2,5-di-O-methyl-3,4-bis-O-(4-methoxybenzyl)-D-mannitol (II) or with NaBH3CN-CF3COOH to afford 2,5-di-O-methyl-1,6-bis-O-(4-methoxybenzyl)-D-mannitol (III). Compounds (II) and (III) are chiral precursors for synthesis of ether phospholipids of L- and D-series, respectively. The procedure described proved to be applicable to the preparation of ether lipids having also the unsaturated alkyl chains. The enantiomeric excess of obtained 1- and/or 3-alkyl-2-O-methyl-sn-glycerols was about 98%, as confirmed by H-1-NMR using chiral shift reagent, Eu(hfc)3. This synthetic strategy makes possible the preparation of the enantiomers of 1- and/or 3-O-alkyl-2-O-methyl-sn-glycerophosphocholines in good yield and high optical purity from the same starting material, 2,5-di-O-methyl-1,3:4,6-bis-O-(4-methoxybenzylidene)-D-mannitol (1), without the use of additional protective groups.