SnCl4-catalyzed solvent-free acetolysis of 2,7-anhydrosialic acid derivatives

Autor: Kesatebrhan Haile Asressu, Cheng-Chung Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 2990-2999 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1860-5397
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.295
Popis: Sialic acid-containing glycans are found in different sialic acid forms and a variety of glycosidic linkages in biologically active glycoconjugates. Hence, the preparation of suitably protected sialyl building blocks requires high attention in order to access glycans in a pure form. In line with this, various C-5-substituted 2,7-anhydrosialic acid derivatives bearing both electron-donating and -withdrawing protecting groups were synthesized and subjected to different Lewis acid-catalyzed solvent-free ring-opening reactions at room temperature in the presence of acetic anhydride. Among the various Lewis acids tested, the desired acetolysis products were obtained in moderate yields under tin(IV) chloride catalysis. Our methodology could be extended to regioselective protecting group installations and manipulations towards a number of thiosialoside and halide donors.
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