title: Role of hydroxyl group on the mesomorphism of alkyl glycosides: synthesis and thermal behavior of alkyl 6-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosides.
abstract: A homologous series of alkyl 6-deoxy-beta-d-glucopyranoside amphiphiles was prepared, in an effort to identify the role of hydroxyl group in the mesomorphic behavior of alkyl glycosides. Synthesis was performed by a chlorination of the sugar moiety in alkyl beta-d-glucopyranosides with methylsulfonyl chloride in DMF, followed by a metal mediated dehalogenation to secure alkyl 6-deoxy-beta-d-glucopyranosides, wherein the alkyl chain length varied from C(9) to C(16). The mesomorphic behavior of these 6-deoxy alkyl glycosides was assessed using polarizing optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction method. Whereas the lower homologues exhibited a monotropic SmA phase till sub-ambient temperatures, the higher homologues formed a plastic phase. A partial interdigitized bilayer structure of SmA phase is inferred from experimental d-spacing and computationally derived lengths of the molecules. The results were compared with those of normal alkyl glucopyranosides, retained with hydroxyl groups at C-2-C-6 carbons, and alkyl 2-deoxy-glucopyranosides, devoid of a hydroxyl group at C-2 and the comparison showed important differences in the mesomorphic behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India.
authors.forename: Madan Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Narayanaswamy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jayaraman
authors.forename: D S Shankar
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S Krishna
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D005960:Glucosides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics; D044366:Transition Temperature; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D005960:Glucosides