Juan L. Navia

Study on the Selectivity of Benzoylation of Metal Chelates of Sucrose1

Abstract A study of the selectivity of metal chelate-directed benzoylation of sucrose dianion, relative to unchelated sucrose anion, was conducted as part of a study on new synthetic approaches to the high-potency sweetener sucralose. Ionic complexes of sucrose with various metal ions were prepared in DMF and the resulting complexes reacted at low temperature with benzoic anhydride. Cobalt and manganese salts directed esterification mostly to the 3′-OH on the fructosyl portion. Unchelated sucrose anion and other metals favored esterification at the 2-OH of the glucosyl portion. Migration of the benzoate ester along the glucose portion was observed in the direction O-2 to O-6 at moderate temperature, but at higher temperature transannular migration was observed from the glucose to the fructose ring. Reaction mixtures were analyzed by HPLC and monobenzoates identified by retention times relative to standards. Six of eight possible monobenzoates of sucrose were isolated from mixtures and identified by their ...

A General Synthesis of Diterminal Diamnodideoxyalditols and 1-Amino-1-deoxyalditols Using Trimethylmsilyl Protecting Groups

Abstract General syntheses of diterminal diaminodideoxyalditols and 1-amino-1-deoxyalditols from aldoses are described. Borane-THF reduction of O-trimethylsilylaldaramides, followed by methanolic HC1 workup, leads to diaminodideoxyalditol dihydrochlorides. Similar treatment of O-trimethylsilylaldonamides yields aminoalditol hydrochlorides. The general reaction sequence was used to synthesize six diaminoalditols and five monoaminoalditols. The method is generally applicable to both classes of title aminoalditols and is independent of the chain length and stereochemistry of the starting aldose.

Diborane Reduction of O-(Tert-Butyldimethylsilyi.)galactaramides. A Model Study for Aminoalditol Synthesis

Abstract Tert-butyldimethylsilylation of dimethyl galactarate (1) with tert-butylchlorodimethylsilane/imidazole/N,N-dimethylformamide at 25 [ddot]C dimethyl 2,5-bis-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)galactarate (2) as the principal product, with methyl 2,3,5-tris-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-D,L-galactarate-l,4-lactone (3) and methyl 2,3-bis-O-(tert-butyldimethyl)-D,L-galactarate-l,5-lactone (4) as minor products. When the reaction was carried out at 65 [ddot]C, the only product was the 1,4-lactone, 3 Ammonolysis of 2 in methanol gave 2,5-bis-O-(tert-butyldimethyl)-galactaramide (5, 94%), which was conveniently reduced with borane- THF to 1,6-diamino-1,6-dideoxygalactitol, isolated as its dihydrochloride 9. Ammonolysis of 3 in methanol gave a mixture of 5; 2,3,4-tris-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-D,L-galactaramide (6), 2,3,5-tris-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-D,L-galactaramide (7), and 2,3,5-tris-Q-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-D,L-1,4-lactonogalactaramide (8). Borane-THF reduction of a mixture of 6 and 7 also yielded 9....