title: A practical selective synthesis of mixed short/long chains glycerophosphocholines.
abstract: Glycerophosphorylcholine (GPC) is transformed into the cyclic stannylene derivatives, which are selectively acylated to 1-acyl-2-lyso-glycerophosphocholines. The reaction is effective using C-2 to C-16 acid chlorides in 2-propanol. After solvent replacement the lyso-phospholipid (lyso-PL) is subjected to a second acylation using acid anhydrides in methylene chloride. A series of 1(2)-short-2(1)-long-diacyl-glycerophosphocholines are obtained in high yields and selectivity. No diacylation product was detected. In order to detect mixed-chain lipids with inverted disposition of acyl chains, the long chain was introduced first and the thus resulting isomeric compounds compared by NMR. An NMR method was developed in order to determine the positional purity of the isomeric compounds.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica G. Natta, Politecnico di Milano, via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milano, Italy. paola.d'arrigo@polimi.it
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: D'Arrigo
authors.forename: Ezio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fasoli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pedrocchi-Fantoni
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saraceno
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tessaro
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Servi
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005997:Glycerylphosphorylcholine / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005997:Glycerylphosphorylcholine; D010741:Phospholipases A