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4.5 – Mannose synthesis<br />

<strong>The</strong> second interesting feature is the high regioselectivity of the reaction. Whilst a<br />

diastereomeric ratio was not obtained for the final conditions, it should be greater than<br />

5:1, as none of the diastereomer was isolated. This is much more selective than the<br />

similar example from Gonzalez presented earlier (Scheme 4.42) which showed<br />

approximately 3:2 preference for a similar hydrolysis. It is possible that some of this<br />

reduced selectivity reflects the elevated temperature of the Gonzalez reaction, skewing<br />

the Bolzmann distribution. A literature survey of the hydrolysis of epoxides with<br />

adjacent quaternary centres shows that in contrast <strong>to</strong> the results above, the vast<br />

majority favour opening at the distal centre. 210<br />

<strong>The</strong> third surprise was that the regioselectivity apparently switched when changing<br />

from alkali <strong>to</strong> acid conditions (Scheme 4.57). Whilst it is often possible <strong>to</strong> change the<br />

regioselectivity of epoxide hydrolysis by changing the pH of the reaction, this requires<br />

an adjacent system <strong>to</strong> stabilise a developing positive charge. No such system exists in<br />

these two instances, yet basic hydrolysis of epoxyoxazoline 216 occurred at the distal<br />

centre (albeit as an isolated case), whilst acid hydrolysis of epoxide 309 <strong>to</strong>ok place at<br />

the proximal one. In principle, the primary alcohol of 309 might participate in the<br />

oxirane opening, but this would require a 6,5 trans-fused intermediate and result in<br />

retention of stereochemistry at C5. Since the epoxides are very similar and are<br />

expected <strong>to</strong> have similar stereoelectronic characteristics – corroborated by 13 C NMR<br />

data – the only significant change in the reaction seem <strong>to</strong> be the conditions of<br />

hydrolysis.<br />

δ C6 61.0<br />

δ C5 56.0<br />

O<br />

Ox*<br />

OH<br />

216<br />

OH<br />

THF, KOH<br />

(1M, aq),<br />

Δ 22 hr<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

Ox*<br />

OH<br />

333<br />

OH<br />

dr: high<br />

irreproducible<br />

δ C6 61.9<br />

δ c5 58.8<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 />

HO<br />

OH<br />

324<br />

OH<br />

dr >5:1<br />

Scheme 4.57– chemical shift and reactivity of the two epoxides<br />

178

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