title: A concise synthesis of 4-nitrophenyl 2-azido-2-deoxy- and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-mannopyranosides.
abstract: 4-nitrophenyl 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-azido-2-deoxy-alpha- and beta-D-mannopyranosides were prepared from methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-alpha-D-glucopyranoside and 1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-alpha-D-glucopyranose, respectively. Chemoselective reduction of both azides with hydrogen sulfide readily afforded 4-nitrophenyl 2-acetamido-4,6-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-alpha-D- and -beta-D-mannopyranosides in higher yields than reduction with triphenylphosphine or a polymer-supported triarylphosphine. Subsequent de-O-acetylation yielded 4-nitrophenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-mannopyranoside and 4-nitrophenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-mannopyranoside in 20% and 44% overall yields, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, Institute of Chemical Technology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Alena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Popelová
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kefurt
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hlavácková
authors.forename: Jitka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moravcová
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008358:Mannose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D008358:Mannose