Synthesis and In Vivo Evaluation of 4-Deoxy-4,4-difluoro-KRN7000
摘要:
The synthesis of 4-deoxy-4,4-difluoro-KRN7000 starting from phytosphingosine is described. Key steps include a regioselective benzylation of azidophytosphingosine and a deoxofluor-mediated fluorination of the corresponding 4-ketone. This fluorination failed completely when the adjacent 3-OH was protected as benzyl ether but proceeded well when a benzoyl group was used. The biological evaluation reveals a bias toward Th1 cytokine induction upon Natural Killer T cell activation.
Synthesis and In Vivo Evaluation of 4-Deoxy-4,4-difluoro-KRN7000
作者:Leo Leung、Cyrille Tomassi、Katrien Van Beneden、Tine Decruy、Dirk Elewaut、Tim Elliott、Aymen Al-Shamkhani、Christian Ottensmeier、Serge Van Calenbergh、Joern Werner、Tony Williams、Bruno Linclau
DOI:10.1021/ol801663m
日期:2008.10.16
The synthesis of 4-deoxy-4,4-difluoro-KRN7000 starting from phytosphingosine is described. Key steps include a regioselective benzylation of azidophytosphingosine and a deoxofluor-mediated fluorination of the corresponding 4-ketone. This fluorination failed completely when the adjacent 3-OH was protected as benzyl ether but proceeded well when a benzoyl group was used. The biological evaluation reveals a bias toward Th1 cytokine induction upon Natural Killer T cell activation.