摘要:
Starting from 1,2-O-isopropylidene-D-xylose, methyl 2,4-anhydro-3,5-di-O-benzyl-D-lyxonate ( 4) was synthesized. Debenzylation and transformation of the primary hydroxyl group yielded methyl 2,4-anhydro-5-N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)amino-D-lyxonate (9). While transesterification of 4 under basic reaction conditions was straightforward, an analogous reaction with 9 was not successful. After screening of several lipases, the enzymatic transesterification of 9 was achieved with lipase L2 from Candida antarctica to furnish the title compound 2,4-anhydro-5-N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)amino-D-lyxonic acid in excellent yield. The stereochemistry at the oxetane ring was proven by an x-ray structure of the intermediate methyl 2,4-anhydro-5-azido-D-lyxonate.[GRAPHICS]