摘要

A variant of the semipinacol rearrangement that was observed in our laboratory has been applied to the synthesis of several furanose and pyranose derivatives. The process consists of an "orchestrated" [1,2]-hydride shift with departure of a leaving group from the opposite face. Transient formation of a C=O group is followed by rapid transfer of a hydride-equivalent from the same face from which the leaving group departed, which results in double inversion of stereochemistry at the two vicinal carbon atoms. Treatment of 2(')-0- and 3(')-O-tosyladenosine with lithium triethylborohydride in DMSO/THF gave the respective 2(')- and 3(')-deoxynucleoside analogues with beta-D-threo configurations. Identical treatment of 5(')-O-TPS-2(')-O-tosyladenosine gave 9-(5-O-TPS-2-deoxy-beta-D-threo-pentofuranosyl)adenine. The same [1,2]-hydride shift and stereochemistry with the 5(')-OH and 5(')-O-TPS compounds demonstrated the absence of remote, hydroxyl-group participation. Application of this process to other nucleoside 2(')-O-tosyl derivatives gave the 2(')-deoxy-threo compounds in good yields. The reaction-rate order was OTs approximate to Br >> Cl for 2(')-O-tosyladenosine, 2(')-bromo-2(')-deoxyadenosine, and 2(')-chloro-2(')-deoxyadenosine (all with beta-D-ribo configurations). Analogous results were obtained with mannopyranoside derivatives with either 4,6-O-benzylidene protection or a free OH group at C4. Deuterium labeling clearly defined the stereochemical course as a cis-vicinal [1,2]-hydride shift on the face opposite to the original cis OH and OTs groups followed by hydride transfer from the face opposite to the [1,2]-hydride shift. Synthetic and mechanistic considerations are discussed.

  • 出版日期2007-10-26