Abstract
Carbohydrates generally possess multiple hydroxyl groups of similar reactivity, and selective monofunctionalization is often difficult. Catalysis provides a versatile and potentially general solution to this problem. This chapter provides an overview of catalyst-controlled methods for the regioselective activation of carbohydrate derivatives. The catalysts discussed include organocatalysts (Lewis bases, Brønsted acids/bases, and others) as well as those based on main group and transition metal elements.
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Abbreviations
- [TMPhA]+ :
-
Trimethylphenylammonium
- Ac:
-
Acetyl
- acac:
-
Acetylacetonate
- AIBN:
-
Azobis(isobutyronitrile)
- Ala:
-
Alanine
- Alloc:
-
Allyloxycarbonyl
- Ar:
-
Aryl
- BINOL:
-
2,2′-Dihydroxy-1,1′-binaphthyl
- Bn:
-
Benzyl
- Boc:
-
tert-Butoxycarbonyl
- BOX:
-
Bis(oxazoline)
- Bu:
-
Butyl
- Bz:
-
Benzoyl
- Cbz:
-
Benzyloxycarbonyl
- COD:
-
Cyclooctadiene
- DCB:
-
2,6-Dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone
- DMAc:
-
N,N-Dimethylacetamide
- DMAP:
-
4-(Dimethylamino)pyridine
- DME:
-
1,2-Dimethoxyethane
- DMF:
-
Dimethylformamide
- DPG:
-
Directing–protecting group
- EPPS:
-
4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinepropanesulfonic acid
- Et:
-
Ethyl
- Gal:
-
Galactose
- Glc:
-
Glucose
- GlcNAc:
-
N-Acetylglucosamine
- i-Pr:
-
Isopropyl
- M:
-
Mole per liter
- Man:
-
Mannose
- Me:
-
Methyl
- MES:
-
2-(N-Morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid
- Ms:
-
Methanesulfonyl
- MS:
-
Molecular sieves
- NMR:
-
Nuclear magnetic resonance
- PEMP:
-
1,2,2,6,6-Pentamethylpiperidine
- Ph:
-
Phenyl
- Phe:
-
Phenylalanine
- PMH:
-
Ï€-Methylhistidine
- PMP:
-
4-Methoxyphenyl
- PPY:
-
4-Pyrrolidinopyridine
- Pr:
-
Propyl
- T :
-
Temperature
- TBDPS:
-
tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl
- TBS:
-
tert-Butyldimethylsilyl
- t-Bu:
-
tert-Butyl
- TES:
-
Triethylsilyl
- Tf:
-
Trifluoromethanesulfonyl (triflyl)
- THF:
-
Tetrahydrofuran
- THP:
-
Tetrahydropyranyl
- TMEDA:
-
N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethylethylenediamine
- Trp:
-
Tryptophan
- Trt:
-
Triphenylmethyl
- Ts:
-
Tosyl, 4-toluenesulfonyl
- U:
-
Uracil
- X:
-
Generic leaving group
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Taylor, M.S. (2015). Catalyst-Controlled, Regioselective Reactions of Carbohydrate Derivatives. In: Kawabata, T. (eds) Site-Selective Catalysis. Topics in Current Chemistry, vol 372. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2015_656
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