New synthetic routes leading to catechol estrogen 2-monoglucuronides are described. Selective introduction of a glucuronyl residue into the C-2 hydroxyl group was undertaken by utilizing a steric interaction of the 3-hydroxyl group with a bulky substituent at C-4. For this purpose, 4-bromo-2-hydroxyestriol 16, 17-diacetate was used as a key intermediate. The Koenigs-Knorr reaction of this catechol with methyl α-acetobromoglucuronate in the presence of cadmium carbonate proceeded preferentially toward the C-2 hydroxyl group. Subsequent reductive dehalogenation followed by alkaline hydrolysis provided the desired 2-hydroxyestriol 2-glucuronide. In a similar fashion, 2-hydroxyestradiol and-2-hydroxyestrone 2-glucuronides were also prepared.
本文描述了合成
儿茶酚雌激素 2-
葡萄糖醛酸单酯的新合成路线。通过利用 3-羟基基团与 C-4 处大体积取代基的空间相互作用,选择性地将
葡萄糖醛酸残基引入 C-2 羟基基团。为此,4-
溴-2-羟基
雌三醇 16,17-二乙酸酯被用作关键中间体。在
碳酸镉存在下,
儿茶酚与甲基 α-
乙酰溴葡萄糖醛酸酯的 Koenigs-Knorr 反应优先朝向 C-2 羟基基团进行。随后的还原脱卤和碱性
水解反应提供了所需的
2-羟基雌三醇 2-
葡萄糖醛酸单酯。以类似的方式,
2-羟基雌二醇和 2-羟基
雌酮 2-
葡萄糖醛酸单酯也可以制备。