Glucose cyclization

Let s now address the stereochemistry of the cyclization of D-glucose to a pyranose. Note that carbon 1, the hemiacetal carbon, becomes a new stereocenter when the cyclization occurs. Therefore, two diastereomers of the pyranose, with different configurations at the new stereocenter, are formed when D-glucose cyclizes. Such diastereomers are called anomers. The two anomers for the pyranose form of D-glucose are shown in the following equation ... 

Figure 11.4. Pyranose Formation. The open-chain form of glucose cyclizes when the C-5 hydroxyl group attacks the oxygen atom of the C-1 aldehyde group to form an intramolecular hemiacetal. Two anomeric forms, designated a and p, can result.

FIGURE 7.7 D-Glucose can cyclize hi two ways, forming either furanose or pyranose... 

The reaction of the aldehyde 174, prepared from D-glucose diethyl dithio-acetal by way of compounds 172 and 173, with lithium dimethyl methyl-phosphonate gave the adduct 175. Conversion of 175 into compound 176, followed by oxidation with dimethyl sulfoxide-oxalyl chloride, provided diketone 177. Cyclization of 177 with ethyldiisopropylamine gave the enone 178, which furnished compounds 179 and 180 on sodium borohydride reduction. 0-Desilylation, catalytic hydrogenation, 0-debenzyIation, and acetylation converted 179 into the pentaacetate 93 and 5a-carba-a-L-ido-pyranose pentaacetate (181). 

Ziegler and Saprong described a stoichiometric cyclization onto an alkyne for the synthesis of the carbocyclic core of entecavir from diacetone glucose. Inverse addition was required to minimize deoxygenation. The highly diastereoselective reaction is tolerant to silylethers [101]. 

A single enzyme, inositol monophosphatase, leads to loss of the remaining phosphate and the regeneration of free inositol. This enzyme exhibits similar affinities for all five of the equatorial inositol monophosphate hydroxyls. Inositol 2-phosphate, which is not produced in this degra-dative pathway, is a poor substrate, a property that is probably attributable to its axial configuration. The enzyme is inhibited by Li+ in an uncompetitive manner i.e. the degree of inhibition is a function of substrate concentration. The putative link between the ability of Li+ to interfere with phosphoinositide turnover and its therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of bipolar disorders is discussed in Box 20-1 and Chapter 55. It should be noted that unlike most other tissues, brain can synthesize inositol de novo by the action of inositol monophosphate synthase, which cyclizes glucose 6-phosphate to form I(3)P. The enzyme has been localized immunohistochemically to the brain vasculature. 

The intramolecular cyclization of the open chain glucose derivative 143 leading to substituted tetrahydrofuran 146 was observed by Cumpstey (Fig. 46).62... 

Tributyl tin radical mediated cyclization of the glucose derived exo-methylene furanose derivatives led to highly functionalized cA-fused bicyclic ethers. The product could subsequently be transformed into optically active tricyclic nucleoside analogue or oxepine derivative (Fig. 51).67... 

D-Glucose 6-phosphate is converted enzymically into L-wyo-inositol 1-phosphate (20) in a process which requires NAD+. The base-catalysed cyclization of d-xylo-hexos-5-ulose 6-phosphate (21), followed by reduction with borohydride, leads to (20) and epi-inositol 3-phosphate (22) (Scheme 3).59 This has been put forward as a chemical model for the enzymic synthesis. The phosphorylation of inositols with polyphosphoric acid has been described80 and the p-KVs of inositol hexaphosphate have been determined by 31P n.m.r.61... 

Intermediate 331 was used in the reaction with ketone-derived sugars 133 (from D-glucose) or 270 (from D-fructose) and with the protected estrone 280 so that, after hydrolysis, diols 337-339"° " were obtained in 25-80% yield. Further cyclization of these diols under Mitsunobu-type reaction conditions (PPh3, DIAD, benzene reflux) gave the mixed heterocyclic sugars 340 and 341"°, and the steroid derivative 342", respectively, in 45-50% yield. 

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