Glycal

About: Glycal is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 897 publications have been published within this topic receiving 17422 citations.

Total syntheses of tumor-related antigens N3: probing the feasibility limits of the glycal assembly method.

Abstract: The total syntheses of two octasaccharide antigens isolated from human milk, 1 and 2, and their corresponding allyl glycosides, 3 and 4, have been achieved by utilizing the glycal method. Convergent assembly of the core hexasaccharides and concurrent introduction of two α-l-fucosyl moieties at the late stage of the syntheses provided these complex carbohydrates in a concise manner. With synthetic material obtained, biological evaluations of these antigens as potential gastrointestinal cancer immunotherapeutic agents have been initiated.

Practical Synthesis of Spirocyclic Bis-C,C-glycosides. Mechanistic Models in Explanation of Rearrangement Stereoselectivity and the Bifurcation of Reaction Pathways

Abstract: The susceptibility of glycal-derived carbinols to acid-catalyzed ring expansion is described. In the systems prepared from cyclopentanone, Ferrier ionization precedes the pinacol-like Wagner−Meerwein shift, thermodynamic control operates, and high stereoselectivity is seen if a C(6) substituent is present. In contrast, the adducts to cyclobutanone exhibit release of ring strain under kinetically controlled conditions and intercept the oxonium species reversibly formed via direct proton transfer. The results show that the substituents positioned on the glycal ring have a pronounced influence on whether a chair-like or twist-boat transition state geometry is adopted primarily. The composite reaction profiles reveal for the first time the fundamental importance of exothermicity and of substitution in these spiro glycosidation reactions. Since optical activity is preserved in all instances, the utility of this chemistry for the synthesis of bis-C,C-glycosides and more complex oxacyclics appears promising.