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4.1 – Introduction<br />

(–)-Shikimic acid is a very appealing starting material, however with its use in the<br />

commercial synthesis of Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate) it is in high demand,<br />

exasperating the paucity of supply and making it unaffordable for most synthetic<br />

purposes. However this might slowly be relieved since a number of microbial<br />

biosynthesis of (–)-shikimic acid have from E. coli mutants been published, most<br />

recently by Johansson using mutants derived from the successful W3110 strain, under<br />

phosphate-limited conditions. 157 Indeed in 2005 Roche confirmed that they already get<br />

a third of the shikimic acid they use for synthesis of Tamiflu from fermentation. 158<br />

Inosi<strong>to</strong>ls seem <strong>to</strong> be well suited <strong>to</strong> the synthesis of cycli<strong>to</strong>ls, however seven of the nine<br />

known inosi<strong>to</strong>ls contain a mirror plane, including the most abundant myo-inosi<strong>to</strong>l<br />

(Scheme 4.4). L-Quebrachi<strong>to</strong>l is a chiral inosi<strong>to</strong>l which is reported <strong>to</strong> have been used<br />

in carbasugars synthesis, but at 2000 times the cost of myo-inosi<strong>to</strong>l, 159 is far <strong>to</strong>o<br />

expensive for common usage. Furthermore, the fully saturated system does not<br />

provide a clear synthetic handle as, shikimic acid does.<br />

4.1.2.b Non-chiral pool methods<br />

McCasland’s approach <strong>to</strong> the first synthesis of a carbasugar proceeded through an<br />

oxanorbornene (252); an approach that has been adopted in many subsequent<br />

syntheses. McCasland synthesised ke<strong>to</strong>ne 254 (Scheme 4.5) by the forcing hydrolysis<br />

of bicycle 253, causing ester migration, decarboxylation, and ether hydrolysis in a<br />

single reaction. 150 Reduction, esterification and further reduction yielded the racemic<br />

carba-talopyranose 250a. Peracylation of 250a followed by reflux in strong acid led <strong>to</strong><br />

partial epimerisation, giving peracylated carbagala<strong>to</strong>pyranose (250b) in 14% yield. 151<br />

O<br />

OAc<br />

O<br />

O<br />

O<br />

Δ<br />

O<br />

O<br />

O<br />

i) H 3 O + HO<br />

HO<br />

O<br />

ii) OsO 4<br />

AcO O<br />

AcO<br />

252 253<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

O<br />

H 3 O +<br />

Δ<br />

HO 2 C<br />

MeO 2 C<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

254<br />

O<br />

OAc<br />

i) NaBH 4<br />

ii) MeOH, TFA<br />

iii) Ac 2 O<br />

AcO<br />

AcO<br />

OAc<br />

OAc<br />

i) LiAlH 4<br />

ii) H 3 O +<br />

HO<br />

OH<br />

HO OH<br />

250a<br />

Scheme 4.5 – McCasland’s synthesis of α-DL-talose analogue 150<br />

134

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