Synthesis of 2′-C-α-Methyl-2′,3′-dideoxynucleosides
摘要:
A general method for the synthesis of 2'-C-alpha-methyl-2',3'-dideoxynucleosides is presented. Stereofacial selectivity of the 2-C-methylation reaction of gamma-lactone has been investigated, in which the presence of a bulky group at the 5-hydroxymethyl produced the alpha-isomer as a major product. During glycosylation, the alpha-methyl group directed the formation of nucleosides in favor of the beta-isomer. This methodology is applied to the synthesis of some new pyrimidine and purine nucleosides.
When lithium enolates generated from five chiral α, γ-disubstituted γ-lactones are treated with proton sources, formation of the α, γ-syn epimers always predominates over the a,y-anti epimers in ratios of 10.2–2.9:1. Higher syn/anti ratios are obtained via silyl enolates in some cases. Chirality discrimination by chiral proton source is also observed in particular cases.