No TitleDirect Synthesis of Glycans Containing Challenging ManNAcA Residues

Catherine Alex, Alexei Demchenko

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Abstract

A method for direct, highly stereoselective synthesis of glycans containing β-linked d-mannosaminuronic acid (ManNAcA) residues is reported herein, among which is the capsular polysaccharide of  Staphylococcus aureus  type 8. Previous chemical syntheses of this glycan relied on indirect methods comprising glucosylation followed by a multistep epimerization and oxidation sequence. The high β-stereocontrol with direct glycosidation of 3- O -picoloylated ManNAcA donors was achieved using the H-bond-mediated aglycone delivery (HAD) reaction. A method to achieve complete α-ManNAcA stereoselectivity with 3- O -benzoylated donors is also reported.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume87
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Aromatic compounds Go to The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Carbohydrates
  • Ethyl groups
  • Free radicals
  • Mixtures

Disciplines

  • Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology

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