A palladium and gold catalytic system enables direct access to O- and S-linked non-natural glyco-conjugates

Org Biomol Chem. 2016 Dec 28;14(48):11518-11524. doi: 10.1039/c6ob02437h. Epub 2016 Nov 25.

Abstract

Here we report a straightforward cross-coupling method for the synthesis of non-natural glycoamino acids from alkyne-bearing monosaccharides and p-iodophenylalanine. Pd/Au-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling is tolerant to both O- and S-glycosides without any epimerization. In addition, no racemization of the amino acid was observed allowing direct access to the homogeneous glyco-conjugate in a single step. Notably, this Pd/Au catalytic system presents enhanced catalytic activity than conventional Pd/Cu and Pd-only platforms, and it further enables the convergent synthesis of glycodipeptides.

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Glycoconjugates / chemical synthesis*
  • Glycoconjugates / chemistry
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Palladium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Glycoconjugates
  • Palladium
  • Gold