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Chapter 4 – Synthesis of carbasugars<br />

Superficially, the substitution of an endocyclic oxygen with a methylene should make<br />

little difference <strong>to</strong> the structure; the conformations of cyclohexane and oxane are<br />

similar despite the C–O bonds being almost 10% shorter. However, sugar chemistry is<br />

dominated by the anomeric n O →σ* C–O interactions, which afford significant<br />

stabilisation of the α-anomer in which the glycosidic bond is axial. <strong>The</strong> absence of this<br />

interaction in carbasugars means they can adopt conformations that the parent<br />

carbasugar cannot.<br />

4.1.2 Existing syntheses<br />

All 16 racemic carbasugars, and 25 of the possible 32 carbasugar stereoisomers have<br />

been synthesised, as well as a number of analogues. 156 Many approaches have been<br />

taken, the major difference being whether starting from chiral pool materials –<br />

normally a carbohydrate – or from simpler molecules; both methods have been<br />

recently recent reviewed by Gomez and Lopez. 156 This section will discuss syntheses<br />

of his<strong>to</strong>rical interest, and also some of general synthetic note and relevance <strong>to</strong> the use<br />

of compounds made in previous chapters.<br />

4.1.2.a Chiral pool methods<br />

Often the first decision <strong>to</strong> be made when planning an asymmetric synthesis is where<br />

the source of chirality is <strong>to</strong> come from. When making analogues of sugars,<br />

carbohydrates themselves are the most widely used starting point since they are fully<br />

oxygenated, optically pure and readily available. <strong>The</strong>re are, however two challenges<br />

involved in the conversion of sugars <strong>to</strong> carbasugars; the elongation of the carbon chain,<br />

and the cyclisation of the homologue. Quinic acid (Scheme 4.4) is probably the most<br />

widely used chiral pool material after monosaccharides, although the products often<br />

contain the quaternary centre of the starting material. A great number of quinic acid<br />

derivatives have been made, and have been used as starting materials themselves.<br />

HO<br />

CO 2 H<br />

CO 2 H<br />

HO<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

HO<br />

OMe<br />

OH<br />

HO<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

HO<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

HO<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

HO<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

(−)-Quinic acid (−)-Shikimic acid<br />

myo-Inosi<strong>to</strong>l<br />

L-Quebrachi<strong>to</strong>l<br />

Scheme 4.4 – chiral pool starting materials used in carbasugar synthesis<br />

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