Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
122(13), P. 11701 - 11758
Published: June 8, 2022
Advances
in
synthetic
carbohydrate
chemistry
have
dramatically
improved
access
to
common
glycans.
However,
many
novel
methods
still
fail
adequately
address
challenges
associated
with
chemical
glycosylation
and
glycan
synthesis.
Since
a
challenge
of
has
remained,
scientists
been
frequently
returning
the
traditional
glycosyl
donors.
This
review
is
dedicated
halides
that
played
crucial
roles
shaping
field
glycosciences
continue
pave
way
toward
our
understanding
glycosylation.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
89(3), P. 1618 - 1625
Published: Jan. 18, 2024
Minimal
structural
differences
in
the
structure
of
glycosyl
donors
can
have
a
tremendous
impact
on
their
reactivity
and
stereochemical
outcome
glycosylation
reactions.
Here,
we
used
combination
systematic
reactions,
characterization
potential
reactive
intermediates,
in-depth
computational
studies
to
study
disparate
behavior
systems
involving
benzylidene
glucosyl
mannosyl
donors.
While
these
been
studied
extensively,
no
satisfactory
explanations
are
available
for
observed
between
3-
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
The
formation
of
1,2-trans-glycosides
taking
advantage
neighboring
group
participation
by
stereodirecting
esters
at
the
2-position
glycosyl
donors
is
widely
held
to
be
a
robust
and
reliable
protocol.
Examples
abound,
however,
cases
in
which
less-than-perfect
selectivity
obtained,
causing
practitioners
survey
different
or
resort
alternative
strategies
quest
for
optimal
selectivities
yields.
Consideration
mechanism
particular
competing
process
SN2-like
glycosylation
with
activated
covalent
leads
hypothesis
that
imperfect
selectivity,
more
careful
attention
reaction
concentration
stoichiometry
may
beneficial.
Three
case
studies
are
presented
demonstrate
dependence
group-directed
reactions
targeting
both
1,2-trans-equatorial
1,2-trans-axial
glycosides.
Higher
concentrations,
whether
achieved
through
increased
acceptor:donor
fixed
stoichiometry,
mostly
lead
erosion
1,2-trans-selectivity
as
becomes
increasingly
important.
These
observations
underline
importance
rational,
mechanism-based
approach
general
importantly
suggest
simple
enhancing
displaying
1,2-trans-selectivity,
namely,
moving
regime.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(15)
Published: Jan. 15, 2022
Glycosidic
bond
formation
is
a
continual
challenge
for
practitioners.
Aiming
to
enhance
the
reproducibility
and
efficiency
of
oligosaccharide
synthesis,
we
studied
relationship
between
glycosyl
donor
activation
reaction
temperature.
A
novel
semi-automated
assay
revealed
diverse
responses
members
panel
thioglycosides
at
various
temperatures.
The
patterns
protecting
groups
thiol
aglycon
combine
cause
remarkable
differences
in
temperature
sensitivity
among
building
blocks.
We
introduce
concept
capture
experimental
insights,
reasoning
that
glycosylations
performed
below
this
reference
evade
deleterious
side
reactions.
Activation
temperatures
enable
simplified
treatment
facilitate
optimization
usage.
Isothermal
glycosylation
halved
equivalents
block
required
comparison
standard
"ramp"
regime
used
solution-
solid-phase
synthesis
to-date.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(6), P. 1532 - 1542
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
reactivity
of
the
acceptor
alcohol
can
have
a
tremendous
influence
on
outcome
glycosylation
reaction,
both
in
terms
yield
and
stereoselectivity.
Through
systematic
survey
67
alcohols
reactions
with
two
glucosyl
donors
we
here
reveal
how
carbohydrate
depends
its
configuration
substitution
pattern.
study
shows
functional
groups
flanking
show
that
nature
relative
orientation
play
an
essential
role.
empiric
guidelines
revealed
will
aid
rational
optimization
be
important
tool
assembly
oligosaccharides.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(48), P. 26190 - 26201
Published: Nov. 27, 2023
The
stereoselective
introduction
of
glycosidic
bonds
(glycosylation)
is
one
the
main
challenges
in
chemical
synthesis
carbohydrates.
Glycosylation
reaction
mechanisms
are
difficult
to
control
because,
many
cases,
exact
reactive
species
driving
product
formation
cannot
be
detected
and
outcome
explained
by
primary
intermediate
observed.
In
these
reactions
expected
take
place
via
other
low-abundance
intermediates
that
rapid
equilibrium
with
a
Curtin-Hammett
scenario.
Despite
this
principle
being
well-known
organic
synthesis,
mechanistic
studies
investigating
model
glycosylation
complicated
challenge
detecting
extremely
short-lived
responsible
for
formation.
Herein,
we
report
utilization
between
stable,
readily
observed
α-glycosyl
triflate
order
infer
structure
former
employing
exchange
NMR.
Using
technique,
enabled
detection
such
as
β-glycosyl
triflates
glycosyl
dioxanium
ions.
This
demonstrates
power
NMR
unravel
aim
build
catalog
kinetic
parameters,
allowing
understanding
eventual
prediction
reactions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(44), P. 20258 - 20266
Published: Oct. 27, 2022
The
stereoselective
formation
of
1,2-cis-glycosidic
bonds
is
a
major
bottleneck
in
the
synthesis
carbohydrates.
We
here
investigate
how
electron
density
acyl
protecting
groups
influences
stereoselectivity
by
fine-tuning
efficiency
remote
participation.
Electron-rich
C4-pivaloylated
galactose
building
blocks
show
an
unprecedented
α-selectivity.
trifluoroacetylated
counterpart
with
electron-withdrawing
groups,
on
other
hand,
exhibits
lower
selectivity.
Cryogenic
infrared
spectroscopy
helium
nanodroplets
and
functional
theory
calculations
revealed
existence
dioxolenium-type
intermediates
for
this
reaction,
which
suggests
that
participation
pivaloyl
group
origin
high
α-selectivity
pivaloylated
blocks.
According
to
these
findings,
α-selective
block
glycosynthesis
developed
based
rational
considerations
subsequently
employed
automated
glycan
assembly
exhibiting
complete
stereoselectivity.
Based
obtained
selectivities
glycosylation
reactions
results
from
theory,
we
suggest
mechanism
could
proceed.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
30(30)
Published: March 28, 2024
Abstract
The
chemical
synthesis
of
complex
oligosaccharides
relies
on
efficient
and
highly
reproducible
glycosylation
reactions.
outcome
a
is
contingent
upon
several
environmental
factors,
such
as
temperature,
acidity,
the
presence
residual
moisture,
well
steric,
electronic,
conformational
aspects
reactants.
Each
proceeds
rapidly
with
high
yield
within
rather
narrow
temperature
range.
For
better
control
over
glycosylations
to
ensure
fast
reliable
reactions,
systematic
analysis
18
glycosyl
donors
revealed
effect
reagent
concentration,
water
content,
protecting
groups,
structure
activation
temperature.
With
these
insights,
we
parametrize
first
step
reaction
be
executed
reliably
efficiently.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
55(24), P. 3738 - 3751
Published: Nov. 30, 2022
ConspectusThe
National
Research
Council's
report
in
2012
recognized
glycosidic
bond
forming
(glycosylation)
reactions
as
critical
due
to
the
central
importance
of
carbohydrates
glycosciences.
This
emphasized
need
for
development
reproducible
and
broadly
applicable
glycosylation
technologies
facilitate
stereoselective
synthesis
biomedically
relevant
glycan
libraries
tool
research
applications
by
nonspecialists.
In
response
this
with
NIH
Common
Fund
support,
publications
new
catalytic
diastereoselective
protocols,
some
broad
generality
under
mild
conditions,
have
been
recently
reported
our
group
others.
These
recent
discoveries
also
advanced
understanding
reaction
mechanism
involving
coupling
a
sugar
electrophile
bearing
leaving
at
its
C1-anomeric
center
an
alcohol
nucleophile.
can
lead
mixture
two
stereoisomers
that
differ
configuration
anomeric
center.In
group,
we
discovered
readily
available
phenanthroline,
rigid
planar
organic
compound
fused
pyridine
rings,
could
be
utilized
nucleophilic
catalyst
promote
highly
nucleophile
bromide
electrophile.
The
phenanthroline
catalysis
process
allows
access
myriad
high
yielding
1,2-cis
pyranosides
furanosides.
catalyst-controlled
approach
has
applied
potential
vaccine
adjuvant
α-glucan
octasaccharide.
For
pyranosyl
electrophiles,
extensive
mechanistic
investigation
illustrated
phenanthrolinium
ion
intermediates,
4C1
chair-liked
equatorial-conformer
B2,5
boat-like
axial-conformer,
are
formed
ratio
2:1
(equatorial/axial).
To
obtain
levels
axial-1,2-cis
selectivity,
Curtin–Hammett
scenario
was
proposed
wherein
interconversion
axial-conformer
is
more
rapid
than
addition.
Hydroxyl
attack
takes
place
from
axial-face
reactive
chairlike
equatorial
intermediate
afford
glycoside
product.
system
number
furanosyl
electrophiles
provide
challenging
substitution
products
good
yield
diastereoselectivity.
NMR
experiments
density-functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
support
associative
which
rate-determining
step
invertive
displacement
faster
reacting
Overall,
work
stands
underdeveloped
intersection
operationally
simple
catalysis,
stereocontrolled
formation,
each
represents
important
theme
preparation
biologically
oligosaccharides
glycopeptides
human
health
medicine.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(42)
Published: Oct. 18, 2023
The
stereoselectivity
of
glycosidic
bond
formation
continues
to
pose
a
noteworthy
hurdle
in
synthesizing
carbohydrates,
primarily
due
the
simultaneous
occurrence
S