Diastereomeric 5,6-Dihydrothymidines. Preparation, Stereochemical Assignments, and MnO2 Oxidation Studies of Thymidines
作者:Palle V. P. Pragnacharyulu、Chandra Vargeese、Michael Mc Gregor、Elie Abushanab
DOI:10.1021/jo00115a026
日期:1995.5
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.