Reductive and Nonreductive Aromatization of Quinol Ketal Glycals. Models for the Preparation of C-Aryl Glycoside Natural Products

Diastereoselective synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-4-carboxamides through an unusual regiospecific quasi-hydrolysis of a cyano group

An efficient diastereoselective approach for the synthesis of functionalized 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-4-carboxamides with variable frame was developed based on the reaction of available 4-oxoalkane-1,1,2,2-tetracarbonitriles (adducts of TCNE and ketones) with aldehydes in an acidic media. An unusual process of quasi hydrolysis of the cyano group was observed in the course of the described regio- and diastereoselective transformation.

Regioselective synthesis of naphthoquinone/naphthoquinol-carbohydrate hybrids by [4 + 2] anionic annulations and studies on their cytotoxicity

An efficient and regioselective synthetic route to naphthoquinone/naphthoquinol-carbohydrate hybrids has been developed. It is based upon anionic annulation of 3-nucleofugalphthalides with an acrylate appended sugar moiety. In each of the annulations studied, the arene-carbohydrate hybrids were obtained in good to excellent yields. The in vitro cytotoxic activity of the synthetic naphthoquinone/naphthonol-carbohydrate hybrids were evaluated against the human cervical cancer cell line (HeLa), and a few of them were found to exhibit potent anticancer activity against the cell line.

Stereoselective C-glycosidation of D-fucose derivatives directed by the protective groups

Stereoselectivity in the C-glycosidation of lactones derived from D-fucose by following Kishi's method, which involves the addition of a nucleophile onto a carbohydrate-derived lactone and subsequent reduction of the lactol, was found to be reliant on the nature of the C2 and C3 protective groups. Lactones bearing TBDMS protecting groups selectively afford 1,3-trans products (α anomer), in which the stereoselective outcome is in apparent concordance with Woerpel's model. On the other hand, their benzylated congeners produce the 1,3-cis products (β anomer) as the major diastereoisomers. The latter results suggest an abnormal behavior during the stereoselective nucleophilic substitution at the anomeric position of the benzylated lactones.

Novel Homologation Reaction of Arylzincates Bearing a Leaving Group at the Ortho and Meta Positions

Arylzincates bearing a leaving group at the ortho, meta, and para positions were generated by iodine/zinc exchange reaction of the corresponding iodoaryl sulfonates with Bu(3)ZnLi, and their reactivity was investigated via product analysis after hydrolysis and treatment with iodine. Zincates derived from o-iodophenyl triflates and tosylate underwent homologation reaction to give o-butylphenylzinc species. o-Benzyne as an intermediate of the reaction was demonstrated by the lack of regioselectivity for trisubstituted zincates. Zincates derived from m-iodophenyl triflates also underwent homologation leading to m-butylphenylzinc species. Similar product ratios observed in the reactions of regioisomeric trisubstituted iodophenyl triflates as well as the formation of radical reaction byproducts suggested the involvement of m-benzyne intermediate. p-(Trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy)phenylzincate was thermally stable at room temperature; generation of p-benzyne was not observed.