The synthesis of D-angolosamine

Abstract

The synthesis of 2,3,6-trideoxy-3-dimethylamino-D-arabino-hexose hydrochloride (10) (D-angolosamine, a constituent of the antibiotic, angolamycin) is described. First, a simplified procedure for the preparation of methyl 6-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside from methyl α-D-glucopyranoside is recorded. The deoxy derivative served as the starting point for sequential preparation of methyl 3,6-dideoxy-3-nitro-α-D-glucopyranoside (1), its 2,4-diacetate (2), its 4-monoacetate (3), its 2-O-mesyl-4-acetate (4), its 2-mesylate (5), and methyl 2,3,6-trideoxy-3-nitro-α-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside (6) essentially according to procedures previously established (in part, in the L-series). Treatment of 5 or 6 with sodium borohydride produced methyl 2,3,6-trideoxy-3-nitro-α-D-arabino-hexopyranoside (7). Catalytic hydrogenation of 7 gave the corresponding 3-amino glycoside hydrochloride (8) which was hydrolyzed to furnish 3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-D-arabino-hexose hydrochloride (9) (D-acosamine, the enantiomer of a component of the antibiotic, actinoidin). N,N-Dimethylation of 8 followed by hydrolysis afforded the crystalline title compound (10).