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Chapter 4 – Synthesis of carbasugars<br />

Pleasingly, the epoxide reacted with hydrochloric acid at ambient temperature (Table<br />

4.9, entry f) in a clean and rapid reaction with 5:1 regioselectivity favouring the<br />

product of neopentylic, trans-diaxial opening. <strong>The</strong> relative stereochemistries of the<br />

products were assigned by vicinal couplings, but their identities were initially<br />

uncertain since their polarities were similar <strong>to</strong> that of the starting material.<br />

-<br />

Furthermore, EI mass spectroscopy showed a C 11 H 22 ClO 5 ion which was taken <strong>to</strong><br />

indicate the oxirane had undergone chloride opening <strong>to</strong> give carbocycle 335.<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

309<br />

OH<br />

HCl (aq), THF<br />

0 °C - rt<br />

8 hr<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

OH<br />

324<br />

OH<br />

81%<br />

Cl<br />

HO OH<br />

OH<br />

335<br />

C 11 H 21 ClO 4<br />

13C δ/ppm<br />

CH: 75.5, 73.7<br />

70.8, 69.1<br />

CH 2 : 67.1<br />

Scheme 4.56 – final hydrolysis of epoxide<br />

δ C 51.0<br />

Cl<br />

OH<br />

Repetition of the reaction at low temperature (entry g) gave enough product for 13 C<br />

NMR showing four methine carbons above 69 ppm, significantly downfield of that<br />

expected for chloride 335 (51 ppm for 2-chloro-1-propanol 209 ). <strong>The</strong> EI+ mass<br />

spectrum confirmed that chloride had been the ionising species, and revealed that a<br />

tightly bound molecule of water might be responsible for the unexpected<br />

hydrophobicity. Unfortunately, the crystals grown from methanol-water were not of<br />

high enough quality for x-ray diffraction.<br />

4.5.2.c Discussion of epoxide hydrolysis<br />

<strong>The</strong> outcome of this final hydrolysis was surprising for three reasons. Firstly the<br />

reaction proceeded rapidly at ambient temperature, which whilst common for epoxides<br />

that develop no <strong>to</strong>rsional strain, is surprising in light of the encumbrance present (vide<br />

supra).<br />

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