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Chapter 4 – Synthesis of carbasugars<br />

that this strategy for hydrolysis could work. Whilst this was being pursued, another<br />

strategy was providing promising results.<br />

4.5.2 Strategy II: Cyclohexene oxides<br />

<strong>The</strong> lac<strong>to</strong>nisation strategy was appealing since hydrolysis of the resulting epoxide was<br />

expected <strong>to</strong> give good regioselectivity (Scheme 4.43). Whilst it would be possible <strong>to</strong><br />

make this diastereomeric epoxide (vide supra) initial experiments would focus on<br />

opening epoxides already in hand. A similar strategy <strong>to</strong> the final altrose synthesis may<br />

be envisaged (Scheme 4.51). <strong>The</strong> main difference being that oxidation of the allylic<br />

alcohol is directed by hydrogen bonding, and that steric encumbrance at C1 is<br />

unimportant.<br />

Ox*<br />

Ox*<br />

HO<br />

D<br />

O<br />

276<br />

a<br />

OH 97%<br />

b, 78%<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

216<br />

OH<br />

H 2 O<br />

d (i)<br />

HO<br />

HO OH<br />

OH<br />

α-L-Mannose<br />

analogue<br />

324<br />

Ph<br />

Ph<br />

Ph<br />

Ph<br />

HO<br />

O<br />

N<br />

O<br />

N<br />

HO<br />

E<br />

OH<br />

310<br />

OH<br />

[O]<br />

c, 79%<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

306<br />

OH<br />

HO OH<br />

OH<br />

α-L-Idose<br />

analogue<br />

322<br />

d (ii, iii)<br />

83% 3 steps<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

F<br />

OH<br />

312<br />

OH<br />

[O]<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

309<br />

OH<br />

H 2 O<br />

a) i) NaBH 4 , MeOH, 0 °C, 6 hr, 98% ii) mCPBA, CH 2 Cl 2 , 0 °C, 6 hr, 99%; b) MeOTf, CH 2 Cl 2 , then<br />

NaBH 4 , 0 °C, MeOH/THF, 78%; c) i) (CO 2 H) 2 , THF/H 2 O, 50 °C, 24 hr, ii) NaBH 4 , MeOH, 79% (2<br />

steps); d) i) MeOTf, CH 2 Cl 2 , then NaBH 4 , 0 °C, MeOH/THF, ii) (CO 2 H) 2 , THF/H 2 O, 50 °C 17 hr, iii)<br />

NaBH 4 , MeOH, 83% (3 steps).<br />

Scheme 4.51 – proposed synthesis of diastereomeric carbasugar<br />

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