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Regioselective Benzylation of 2-Deoxy-2-Aminosugars Using Crown Ethers: Application to a Shortened Synthesis of Hyaluronic Acid Oligomers.

ABSTRACT: The combination of benzyl bromide, sodium hydroxide and 15-crown-5 in tetrahydrofuran is shown to be an efficient method for installing benzyl groups at both the 4- and 6-positions regioselectively directly from peracetylated N-trichloroacetyl-protected glucosamine and galactosamine. Application of this benzylation strategy proved to significantly shorten the synthetic route to hyaluronic acid tetra- and hexamers.

SUBMITTER: Mukherjee C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4235972 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Regioselective Benzylation of 2-Deoxy-2-Aminosugars Using Crown Ethers: Application to a Shortened Synthesis of Hyaluronic Acid Oligomers.

Mukherjee Chinmoy C Liu Lin L Pohl Nicola L B NL

Advanced synthesis & catalysis 20140701 10

The combination of benzyl bromide, sodium hydroxide and 15-crown-5 in tetrahydrofuran is shown to be an efficient method for installing benzyl groups at both the 4- and 6-positions regioselectively directly from peracetylated <i>N</i>-trichloroacetyl-protected glucosamine and galactosamine. Application of this benzylation strategy proved to significantly shorten the synthetic route to hyaluronic acid tetra- and hexamers. ...[more]

PMID: 25419207

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