A New Approach to Some 1,6-Dideoxy 1,6-Epithio Sugars

H. Driguez, J.C. Mcauliffe, Robert Stick, Matthew Tilbrook, S.J. Williams

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Abstract

The treatment of hexopyranosyl bromides, also activated at C 6 (Br, OTs, OMs), with H2S/HCONMe(2) under basic conditions gives rise to 1,6-dideoxy 1,6-epithio sugars. One such sugar has been further transformed into the synthetically useful 3,4-anhydro-1,6-dideoxy-1,6-epithio-beta-D-galactose. The treatment of this epoxide with sodium azide and with cyclohexylamine is described. An analogous treatment of one doubly activated hexopyranosyl bromide with sodium hydrogen selenide has led to a novel 1,6-dideoxy 1,6-episeleno sugar which displayed interesting n.m.r. spectra. Finally, in an attempt to prepare 1,6-dideoxy 1,6-epidithio sugars, a tetraalkylammonium tetrathiomolybdate reagent was found to be the reagent of choice for converting doubly activated hexopyranosyl bromides into 1,6-dideoxy 1,6-epithio sugars.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)343-348
JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry: an international journal for chemical science
Volume49
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1996

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