Practical synthesis of the 2-acetamido-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-β-D-glucosides of Fmoc-serine and Fmoc-threonine and their benzyl esters

Ivone Carvalho, Shona L. Scheuerl, K. P. Ravindranathan Kartha, Robert A. Field

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Abstract

Mercuric bromide-promoted glycosylation of Fmoc-Ser-OBn and Fmoc-Thr-OBn with 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl chloride in refluxing 1,2-dichloroethane gave the corresponding β-glycosides in good yields (64 and 62%, respectively). Direct coupling of the commercially available Fmoc-Ser-OH and Fmoc-Thr-OH carboxylic acids under similar conditions gave the corresponding β-glycosides, possessing free carboxyl groups, in moderate yields (50 and 40%, respectively).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1039-1043
Number of pages5
JournalCarbohydrate Research
Volume338
Issue number10
Early online date26 Mar 2003
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2003

Keywords

  • Benzyl ester
  • Free carboxylic acid
  • Glycosylation
  • Mercuric bromide
  • Serine
  • Threonine

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