Chain extension of sugar delta-lactones with the enolate of tert-butyl bromoacetate and elaboration into functionalized C-ketosides, C-glycosides, and C-glucosyl glycines.

ABSTRACT

[structure see text] We describe the synthesis of a series of exocyclic sugar epoxides 1 prepared in a one-step procedure from sugar delta-lactones with the enolate of tert-butyl bromoacetate. Ring opening of the sugar oxiranes provides C-ketosides while reduction affords functionalized C-glycosides bearing an alpha-hydroxy ester moiety. The alpha-hydroxy ester can be converted into C-glucosyl glycine analogues 2.