Regiodivergent Glycosylations of 6-Deoxy-erythronolide B and Oleandomycin-Derived Macrolactones Enabled by Chiral Acid Catalysis

J Am Chem Soc. 2017 Jun 28;139(25):8570-8578. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b03198. Epub 2017 Jun 19.

Abstract

This work describes the first example of using chiral catalysts to control site-selectivity for the glycosylations of complex polyols such as 6-deoxyerythronolide B and oleandomycin-derived macrolactones. The regiodivergent introduction of sugars at the C3, C5, and C11 positions of macrolactones was achieved by selecting appropriate chiral acids as catalysts or through introduction of stoichiometric boronic acid-based additives. BINOL-based chiral phosphoric acids (CPAs) were used to catalyze highly selective glycosylations at the C5 positions of macrolactones (up to 99:1 rr), whereas the use of SPINOL-based CPAs resulted in selectivity switch and glycosylation of the C3 alcohol (up to 91:9 rr). Additionally, the C11 position of macrolactones was selectively functionalized through traceless protection of the C3/C5 diol with boronic acids prior to glycosylation. Investigation of the reaction mechanism for the CPA-controlled glycosylations revealed the involvement of covalently linked anomeric phosphates rather than oxocarbenium ion pairs as the reactive intermediates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Erythromycin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Erythromycin / chemistry
  • Glycosylation
  • Lactones / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oleandomycin / chemistry*
  • Phosphoric Acids / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Lactones
  • Phosphoric Acids
  • erythronolide B
  • Erythromycin
  • phosphoric acid
  • Oleandomycin