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4.5 – Mannose synthesis<br />

4.5.2.b Epoxide hydrolysis<br />

Following conditions employed in similar carbasugar syntheses, 165 epoxyoxazoline<br />

216 was heated under alkaline conditions. Whilst the reaction did not go <strong>to</strong><br />

completion, the crude mixture showed hydrolysis was occurring <strong>to</strong> give a 2:1 mixture<br />

of acylated starting material <strong>to</strong> oxazoline 333-Ac with the all trans stereochemistry of<br />

the unnatural sugar idose.<br />

O<br />

Ox*<br />

OH<br />

216<br />

OH<br />

i) THF, KOH<br />

(1M), Δ 22 hr<br />

ii) Ac 2 O,<br />

pyr., DMAP<br />

AcO<br />

AcO<br />

Ox*<br />

OAc<br />

333-Ac<br />

OAc<br />

30% conversion<br />

by 1 H NMR<br />

HO<br />

H<br />

HO<br />

O<br />

HO OH<br />

OH<br />

α-L-Idose<br />

3 J H3-H4 = 9.0<br />

3 J H4-H5 = 10.0<br />

3 J H5-H6 = 9.5<br />

Scheme 4.55 – base catalysed epoxide hydrolysis (route D)<br />

Such high regioselectivity was unexpected, especially since it requires a strained twistboat<br />

transition state. <strong>The</strong> regioselectivity suggests severe congestion around C6, and<br />

that forcing conditions will continue <strong>to</strong> be needed <strong>to</strong> promote reaction. Unfortunately<br />

the mixed acetates could not be separated, and 333-Ac was not fully characterised.<br />

Furthermore, this reaction could not be reproduced under the same or different<br />

conditions (Table 4.8).<br />

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