Glucals—

Unsaturated sugars are useful synthetic intermediates (11). The most commonly used are the so-called glycals (1,5- or 1,4-anhydroalditol-l-enes). In the presence of a Lewis-acid catalyst, 3,4,6-tri-0-acetyl-l,5-anhydro-2-deoxy-D-arabinohex-l-enitol [2873-29-2] commonly called D-glucal triacetate, adds nucleophiles in both kineticaHy controlled and thermodynamically controlled (soft bases predominately at C-3 and hard bases primarily at C-1) reactions (11,13). 

It was noted (23) that the NMR spectrum of compound 32 was identical with that published (34) for the third product (assigned structure 29) isolated from the reaction of tetra-O-acetyl-2-hydroxy-D-glucal with acetic anhydride and zinc chloride. The identity of the compounds was fully established and a revised structure proposed for this third product. In the presence of zinc chloride, therefore, epimerization can occur at an allylic site and the quasi-equatorial C-4 acetoxy group in the erythro isomers 27 and 28 can assume the favored quasi-axial orientation (24). 

In similar manner 3,6-dideoxyhexoses have been prepared from esteri-fied 6-deoxy-2-hydroxyglycals. 2,3,4-Tri-0-acetyl-6-deoxy-2-hydroxy-D-glucal was converted into the a and / forms of l,2,4-tri-0-acetyl-2,3-didehydro-3,6-dideoxy-D-en/t/iro-hexose. The a anomer was the main product (77%, 55% isolated crystalline) and, in addition to the ft anomer (19%), a small amount (4%) of saturated products was obtained. On hydrogenation, the major product also suffered some hydrogenolysis but afforded two tri-0-acetyl-3,6-dideoxyhexoses which were shown by NMR spectroscopy to be present in the ratio 12 13 and to have the a configuration. Deacetylation of the reduction products gave... 

All derivatives used were prepared by essentially standard literature procedures and had physical constants in accord with previously reported values. Furthermore, the P.M.R. spectra were in each case consistent with the assigned structures. All solutions were concentrated under reduced pressure and m.p. s are uncorrected. (I) 2-Deoxy-D-arafczno-hexopyranose was a commercial sample from Pfanstiehl Lab. Inc., Waukegan, Illinois and was used without further purification. (II) 3, 4, 6-Tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal (1) was a commercial sample from Aldrich Chem. Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was purified by distillation and recrystallized three times from aqueous ethanol. (Ill) 1, 3, 4, 6-tetra-0-acetyl-2-deoxy-a-D-arahino-hexopyranose (4) was prepared by the method of Bonner (11) while the corresponding / -anomer (5) was synthesized following the procedure of Overend, Stacey, and Stanek (47). (IV) 5, 6-Dideoxy-1, 2-0-isopropylidene-a-D-xj/io-hex-5-enofuranose (20) was provided by A. Rosenthal and G. Khan of this Department. 

The two general types of N.M.D.R. experiment outlined above can be clearly illustrated with reference to 3, 4, 6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal (1). 

Figure 2. Partial 100 MHz P.M.R. Spectrum of 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-v-glucal (1) measured for a chloroform -d solution (A normal spectrum of the Hi and H2 resonances respectively (B) frequency sweep spin-decoupled spectrum of the Hi and H2 resonances, with a strong decoupling field centred on the Hs resonance (C), as in (B) above, but with an additional weak radiofrequency field centred on the high field transition of the H2 resonance (D), as in (B) above, but with a weak radiofreauency field centred on the low field transition...

V sol in ethanol v si sol in acet acid. Prepn is by prolonged heating of tannin with a 5% aq sulfuric acid soln. It is also a coprod of the hydrogenation of tetraacetyl-2-oxy-glucal (Ger) with a Pd catalyst followed by saponification with Ba hydroxide... 

Scheme 32 Benzannulation with glucal-derived chromium carbenes...

Tri-O-benzyl-D-glucal (97%) was purchased from Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc. and was used as supplied without further purification. 

Effects of y-Radiation. Part VIII. Irradiation of D-Glucal in Aqueous Solution, A. J. Bailey, S. A. Barker, and M. Stacey, J. Chem. Soc., (1963) 1663-1666. 

Anhydro-2-deoxy-D-arab/no-hex-1-enitol (non-preferred trivial name D-glucal)... 

In 1969, Adamson, Foster, and others - reported the synthesis of 2-deoxy-2-fluoro sugars by addition ofCFjOF (in CFCI3, — 80°) to 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-l,5-anhydro-2-deoxy-D-flra/)/>zo-hex-l-enitol (61 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal). The reagent fluorinates 61 electrophilically - °° at C-2, to afford c/v-addition products trifluoromethyl 3,4,6-tri-C)-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-... 

Xenon [ F]difluoride was synthesized by isotopic exchange between XeF2 and H F, Si F4, or As F, and F-2DFG was prepared - by the action of this reagent on tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal (61). In this reaction, the combination of ethyl ether (as the solvent) and BFj (as the Lewis acid catalyst) was found to give the best result. ... 

Introduction of F2 into 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal (61) in CCI3F (Freon 11) at —78° in a manner used for the non-labeled compound (so-called cold synthesis) gave a 4 1 mixture of 3,4,6-tri-0-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-[ F]fluoro-a-D-gluco- (574) and ) -D-manno-pyranosyl fluorides (575),... 

Preparation of F-2DFG through the reaction of tri-C>-acetyl-D-glucal (61) and Xe F2 has been reported - (see Section 11,5). In 1985, a question was raised concerning the purity of the synthetic F-2DFG thus far reported. Thus, van Rijn and coworkers " clarified, by t.l.c. (NaH2P04-impregnated silica plates) and h.p.l.c. analysis, that the addition reactions of AcOF to... 

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