Synthetic Studies on Sialoglycoconjugates 90: Total Synthesis of Sulfated Glucuronyl Paraglobosides

Abstract

3-O-Sulfo glucuronyl paragloboside derivatives (pentasaccharides) have been synthesized. The important intermediate designed for a facile sulfation in the last step and effective, stereocontrolled glycosidation, methyl (4-O-acetyl-2-O-benzoyl-3-O-levulinoyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate)uronate (8) was prepared from methyl [2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl β-D-glucopyranosid]uronate (3) via selective 4-O-acetylation, 2-O-benzoylation, 3-O-levulinoylation, removal of the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl group and imidate formation. The glycosylation of 8 with 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl 2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-galactopyranoside (9) using trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate gave 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl O-(methyl 4-O-acetyl-2-O-benzoyl-3-O-levulinoyl-β-D-glucopyranosyluronate)-(1→3)-2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-galactopyranoside (10), which was transformed via removal of the benzyl group, benzoylation, removal of the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl group and imidate formation into the disaccharide donor 13. On the other hand, 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl O-(2-acetamido-3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1→3)-O-(2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl)-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (20) as the acceptor was prepared from 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl 3,6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-phthalimido-β-D-glucopyranoside (14) via O-acetylation, removal of the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl group, imidate formation, coupling with 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl O-(2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl)-(1→4)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (18), removal of the O-acetyl and N-phthaloyl group followed by N-acetylation. Condensation of 13 with 20 using trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate afforded the desired pentasaccharide 21, which was transformed by removal of the benzyl group, O-acetylation, removal of the 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl group and imidate formation into the pentasaccharide donor 24. Glycosylation of (2S,3R,4E)-2-azido-3-O-benzoyl-4-octadecene-1,3-diol (25) with 24 gave the desired β-glycoside 26, which was transformed into the four target compounds, via reduction of the azido group, coupling with octadecanoic acid or tetracosanoic acid, selective removal of the levulinoyl group, O-sulfation, hydrolysis of the methyl ester group and O-deacylation.