An approach to 8 stereoisomers of homonojirimycin from d-glucose via kinetic & thermodynamic azido-γ-lactones

Andreas F.G. Glawar, Sarah F. Jenkinson, Scott J. Newberry, Amber L. Thompson, Shinpei Nakagawa, Akihide Yoshihara, Kazuya Akimitsu, Ken Izumori, Terry D. Butters, Atsushi Kato*, George W.J. Fleet

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Abstract

Crystal structures were obtained for the two C2 epimeric azido-γ-lactones 2-azido-2-deoxy-3,5:6,7-di-O-isopropylidene-d-glycero-d- ido-heptono-1,4-lactone and 2-azido-2-deoxy-3,5:6,7-di-O-isopropylidene-d- glycero-d-gulo-heptono-1,4-lactone prepared from kinetic and thermodynamic azide displacements of a triflate derived from d-glucoheptonolactone. Azido-γ-lactones are very useful intermediates in the synthesis of iminosugars and polyhydroxylated amino acids. In this study two epimeric azido-heptitols allow biotechnological transformations via Izumoring techniques to 8 of the 16 possible homonojirimycin analogues, 5 of which were isolated pure because of the lack of stereoselectivity of the final reductive amination. A side-by-side glycosidase inhibition profile of 11 of the possible 16 HNJ stereoisomers derived from d-glucose and d-mannose is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6886-6899
Number of pages14
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume11
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013/10/28

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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