title: [Total synthesis of oxa-9-anthracyclines].
abstract: Racemic 7-hydroxy-9-oxa-anthracyclinone (5a) has been synthetised in seven steps from quinizarin (6) and its resolution achieved after glycosylation with 3,4-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-L-fucose. Chiral pool syntheses of (8S)-8-hydroxymethyl-9-oxa-anthracyclinone (5b) and of (8S,10R) and (8S,10S)-8-hydroxymethyl-10-methyl-9-oxa-anthracyclinones (5c and 5d) have been achieved using (R)-2,3-O-isopropylideneglyceraldehyde (12) and leucoquinizarin (13) as starting materials. Glycosylation of aglycones 5b-5d by either 3,4-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-L-fucose or various 3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-L-hexoses yielded the corresponding anthracyclines. The synthetic glycosides do not show significant cytotoxic activity at a concentration of 1 microgram/ml against L 1210 cells.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dufat-Trinh Van
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seguin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tillequin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monneret
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
vernacular_title: Synthèses totales d'oxa-9 anthracyclines.