Stereoselective synthesis of substituted 1,2-annulated sugars by domino double-Michael addition reaction.

A simple, highly stereoselective one-pot methodology for the synthesis of novel 1,2-annulated sugars comprising of oxa-oxa and oxa-carbasugar fused skeletons from 2-nitrogalactal and a sugar-derived enone, obtained from 2-formylgalactal, promoted by KOtBu and CH3ONa respectively is described. Both processes rely on a domino double-Michael addition reaction resulting in the formation of three stereocenters in a single pot, including a quaternary center.

Synthesis of di- and trihydroxy proline derivatives from D-glycals: Application in the synthesis of polysubstituted pyrrolizidines and bioactive 1C-aryl/alkyl pyrrolidines.

Six different types of O-benzyl protected proline derivatives have been synthesized from D-glycals and 2C-formyl-glycals. One of the di-O-benzyl protected proline derivatives has been utilized for the synthesis of polysubstituted pyrrolizidines via [3 + 2] cycloaddition in a stereoselective manner. Further, we also report on the stereoselective synthesis of biologically active 1C-aryl/alkyl pyrrolidines i.e. 4-epi-radicamine B, 4-epi-radicamine A, 1C-butyl and 1C-methyl pyrrolidines through double reductive amination of a variety of D-glucal derived diketones with p-methoxybenzylamine.

Palladium catalyzed synthesis of sugar-fused indolines via C(sp2)-H/NH activation.

A simple Pd(OAc)2 catalyzed strategy for the synthesis of sugar-fused indolines from 2-N-oxalylamido-2-deoxy-C-aryl glycosides is reported by utilizing N-oxalylamido group as an auxiliary via C(sp2)-H/NH Activation. The reaction is successfully applied on glucose as well as galactose derived differently substituted 2-N-oxalylamido-2-deoxy-C-aryl glycosides to give sugar-fused indolines in moderate to good yields. The utility of this strategy in the synthesis of sugar-fused indoles is also described.

Stereoselective synthesis of sugar-fused (or 1,2-annulated) isochromans and isochromanones by using oxa-Pictet-Spengler reaction.

A highly efficient stereoselective synthesis of sugar fused 1,2-annulated isochromans is reported by utilizing the oxa-Pictet-Spengler cyclization reaction. The process is found to be very general as both glucal and galactal derived C2-hydroxy-α-C-aryl glycosides lead to the target molecules in good yields. The utility of this strategy was extended to the synthesis of sugar fused isochromanones, which are bergenin type molecules.

Stereoselective synthesis of 2-deoxy-ß-C-aryl/alkyl glycosides using Prins cyclization: Application in the synthesis of C-disaccharides and differently protected C-aryl glycosides.

2-Deoxy-ß-C-aryl/alkyl glycosides were synthesized from di-O-pivaloyl protected homoallylic alcohol derived from D-mannitol with various aldehydes via the Prins cyclization. The salient features of this methodology are high yields and excellent stereoselectivity. This method has also been successfully applied to the synthesis of differently protected 2-deoxy-ß-C-aryl glycosides and C-disaccharides. One of the 2-deoxy-ß-C-aryl glycosides was utilized as a glycosyl acceptor in the glycosylation to synthesize an O-linked disaccharides.

TEMPO-Catalyzed Oxidation of 3- O-Benzylated/Silylated Glycals to the Corresponding Enones Using a PIFA-Water Reagent System.

A simple, highly efficient and regiospecific method for the direct conversion of 3- O-benzylated as well as silylated glycals into the corresponding enones has been developed using PIFA-TEMPO and water reagent system. The reaction is scalable on a gram scale under mild conditions with a yield up to 86%.

One-Step TEMPO-Catalyzed and Water-Mediated Stereoselective Conversion of Glycals into 2-Azido-2-deoxysugars with a PIFA-Trimethylsilyl Azide Reagent System.

An unprecedented water-mediated and TEMPO-catalyzed, one-step, highly regiospecific and stereoselective functionalization of glycals to 2-azido-2-deoxysugars has been developed using a PIFA-Me3SiN3 reagent system in the presence of Bu4NHSO4 as a phase-transfer catalyst. The method is metal-free, proceeds under mild reaction conditions, and tolerates a variety of protecting groups. Using this method, the synthesis of an important trisaccharide unit bound by the monoclonal anti-I Ma antibody has also been demonstrated.

AuCl3-AgOTf promoted O-glycosylation using anomeric sulfoxides as glycosyl donors at room temperature.

Activation of sulfoxide as glycosyl donors using AuCl3/AgOTf reagent system has been described. Under optimal reaction conditions, both armed and disarmed glycosyl sulfoxide donors were found to react with a range of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohol acceptors, and sugar derived glycosyl acceptors to afford the corresponding glycosides in moderate to good yields with predictable selectivity. The reactions are quick (20-60 min), facile at room temperature and the reactions conditions tolerate acid sensitive groups.