Unprecedented chlorination of 2,2′-anhydro-5,6-dihydropyrimidine nucleosides during DDQ oxidation
摘要:
Chloride ion, derived from 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanohydroquinone (DDHQ), was found to participate in opening of the 2,2'-anhydro bond of 5,6-dihydropyrimidine nucleosides, but not their 5,6-unsaturated counterparts. The increased basicity of the nucleosidic nitrogen is believed to be a factor in this unprecedented reaction. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Diastereomeric 5,6-Dihydrothymidines. Preparation, Stereochemical Assignments, and MnO2 Oxidation Studies of Thymidines
摘要:
A useful method for the stereospecific synthesis of beta-thymidine and beta-5,6-dihydrothymidine nucleosides is described. Condensation of methyl 2-formylpropionate and methyl methacrylate with oxazolines 8 furnished the corresponding 2,2'-anhydrothymidine 11 and a 2:1 diastereomeric mixture of 2,2'-anhydro-5,6-dihydrothymidine 10, respectively. While DDQ oxidation of 10 furnished 11, active MnO2 resulted in a selective dehydrogenation hitherto unreported in nucleoside chemistry. The minor diasteromer 10b was quantitatively converted to 11, leaving 10a unchanged. A plausible explanation for this selectivity was based on the stereochemistry at C5 which was determined by one-dimensional NOE studies.