Secondary hydroxyl protection

In a streamlined approach, the primary hydroxy group could be converted into the iodide in a one-step reaction in the presence of a secondary hydroxyl. Protection of the secondary alcohols in methyl 4,6-0-benzylidene-a-d-glucopyranoside 99 gave 100, and acid hydrolysis afforded 101 rScheme 12.241. Treatment of diol 101 with I2 in the presence of Ph3P provided primary iodide 102, which was converted into 5-enopyranoside 103 by the action of base, followed by O-acetylation. 

Some of the original work in the carbohydrate area in particular reveals extensive protection of carbonyl and hydroxyl groups. For example, a cyclic diacetonide of glucose was selectively cleaved to the monoacetonide. A summary describes the selective protection of primary and secondary hydroxyl groups in a synthesis of gentiobiose, carried out in the 1870s, as triphenylmethyl ethers. 

The tritylone ether is used to protect primary hydroxyl groups in the presence of secondary hydroxyl groups. It is prepared by the reaction of an alcohol with 9-phenyl-9-hydroxyanthrone under acid catalysis (cat. TsOH, benzene, reflux, 55-95% yield).It can be cleaved under the harsh conditions of the WolfT-Kishner reduction (H2NNH2, NaOH, 200°, 88% yield), " and by electrolytic reduction (-1.4 V, LiBr, MeOH, 80-85% yield). It is stable to 10% HCl, 55 h. ... 

The nitrobenzyl caibonates were prepared to protect a secondary hydroxyl group in a thienamycin precursor. The o-nitrobenzyl carbonate was prepared from the chloroformate (DMAP, CH2CI2, 0° - 20°, 3 h) and cleaved by irradiation, pH 7. The p-nitrobenzyl carbonate was prepared from the chloroformate (—78°, n-BuLi, THE, 85% yield) and cleaved by hydrogenolysis (H2/Pd-C, dioxane, H2O, EtOH, K2HP04). It is also cleaved by electrolytic reduction. ... 

Among the tasks remaining is the replacement of the C-16 hydroxyl group in 16 with a saturated butyl side chain. A partial hydrogenation of the alkyne in 16 with 5% Pd-BaS04 in the presence of quinoline, in methanol, followed sequentially by selective tosylation of the primary hydroxyl group and protection of the secondary hydroxyl group as an ethoxyethyl ether, affords intermediate 17 in 79% overall yield from 16. Key intermediate 6 is formed in 67 % yield upon treatment of 17 with lithium di-n-butylcuprate. 

The construction of the five contiguous stereocenters required for a synthesis of compound 3 is now complete you will note that all of the substituents in compound 5 are positioned correctly with respect to the carbon backbone. From intermediate 5, the completion of the synthesis of the left-wing sector 3 requires only a few functional group manipulations. Selective protection of the primary hydroxyl group in 5 as the corresponding methoxymethyl (MOM) ether, followed by benzylation of the remaining secondary hydroxyl, provides intermediate 30 in 68 % overall yield. It was anticipated all along that the furan nucleus could serve as a stable substi-... 

Scheme 4 outlines the synthesis of key intermediate 7 in its correct absolute stereochemical form from readily available (S)-(-)-malic acid (15). Simultaneous protection of the contiguous carboxyl and secondary hydroxyl groups in the form of an acetonide proceeds smoothly with 2,2 -dimethoxypropane and para-toluene-sulfonic acid and provides intermediate 26 as a crystalline solid in 75-85 % yield. Chemoselective reduction of the terminal carboxyl group in 26 with borane-tetrahydrofuran complex (B H3 THF) affords a primary hydroxyl group that attacks the proximal carbonyl group, upon acidification, to give a hydroxybutyrolactone. Treat-... 

Subjection of intermediate 16 to the action of 3 n aqueous HC1 in THF results in the formation of monocyclic lactol 14. In the presence of aqueous acid, the internal acetal grouping in intermediate 16 is hydrolyzed and lactol 14 is produced after the liberated secondary hydroxyl group attacks the terminal aldehyde carbonyl positioned five atoms away (see intermediate 15). Protection of the free aldehyde function in 14 with 1,1-dimethylhydrazine proceeds smoothly under dehydrating conditions and affords intermediate 13 in an overall yield of 72 %. 

The completion of the synthesis of key intermediate 2 requires only a straightforward sequence of functional group manipulations. In the presence of acetone, cupric sulfate, and camphorsulfonic acid (CSA), the lactol and secondary hydroxyl groups in 10 are simultaneously protected as an acetonide (see intermediate 9). The overall yield of 9 is 55 % from 13. Cleavage of the benzyl ether in 9 with lithium metal in liquid ammonia furnishes a diol (98% yield) which is subsequently converted to selenide 20 according to Grie-co s procedure22 (see Scheme 6a). Oxidation of the selenium atom... 

It was anticipated all along that the vinylsilane residue could serve as a vinyl iodide surrogate. After protection of the C-14 secondary hydroxyl in 180 in the form of a triisopropylsilyl ether, the vinyltrimethylsilyl function can indeed be converted to the requisite vinyl iodide with AModosuccinimide (NIS) (see 180—>181, Scheme 43). Vinyl iodide 181 is produced stereospecifically with retention of the A17,18 double bond geometry. This transformation is stereospecific since the stereochemistry of the starting vinylsilane and the vinyl iodide product bear a definite relationship to each other.67b 75... 

The completion of the synthesis of key intermediate 86 only requires some straightforward manipulations. Differential protection of the two hydroxyl groups in 123 can be easily achieved. Selective silylation of the primary hydroxyl with ieri-butyldiphenylsilyl chloride provides, after /ert-butyldimethylsilylation of the remaining secondary hydroxyl, compound 124 (95% overall yield). Acet-onide protecting groups can usually be removed under acidic conditions, and the one present in 124 is no exception. Treatment of a solution of 124 in CFhC MeOH (1 1) at 0°C with CSA... 

Mild benzhydrylation (diphenylmethylation) of primary and secondary saccharide alcohols, and tritylation of the primary alcohols, were promoted by 4A AW-300 MS at room temperature through a dehydration mechanism in the absence of any strong protic or Lewis acid. While protection of a single primary or secondary hydroxyl... 

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