title: Synthesis of (R)-2,3-epoxypropyl(1-->3)-beta-D-pentaglucoside.
abstract: The title pentasaccharide was synthesized via a 2+3 strategy. The disaccharide donor, 3-O-acetyl-2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (8), was obtained by selective coupling of allyl 2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-alpha-D-glucopyranoside with 3-O-acetyl-2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (4), followed by deallylation, and trichloroacetimidation. Meanwhile, the trisaccharide acceptor, allyl 2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-beta-D-glucopyranoside (12), was prepared by coupling of allyl 2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->3)-2-O-benzoyl-4,6-O-benzylidene-beta-D-glucopyranoside with 4, followed by deacetylation. Condensation of 8 with 12, followed by epoxidation, and deprotection, gave the target pentaoside.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (East Campus), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, China.
authors.forename: Gang-Liang
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xin-Ya
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.forename: Man-Xi
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D005960:Glucosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D005960:Glucosides; D009844:Oligosaccharides