Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 2001, 66, 1735-1745
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20011735

Molybdenum-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution in Glycals: A C-C Bond-Forming Ferrier-Type Reaction

Andrei V. Malkova,b, Benjamin P. Farnb, Nigel Hussainc and Pavel Kočovskýa,b,*

a Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
b Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
c Glaxo SmithKline, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 9AN, U.K.

Abstract

The mild, Lewis-acidic complexes [Mo(CO)4Br2]2, (MeCN)2Mo(CO)3(SnCl3)Cl, and (acac)2Mo(OTf)2 have been found to catalyze the C(1)-specific C-glycosylation reaction of glycal acetates 1-3 with silyl enol ethers 4a-4c and electron-rich aromatics 5a, 5b (PhOMe, PhOH). While silyl enol ethers produce predominantly α-C-glycopyranosides (with 2 : 1 to 4 : 1 selectivity), aromatics tend to afford mainly β-C-glycopyranosides (2 : 1 to 3 : 1) in a thermodynamically controlled process.

Keywords: C-Glycosides; Carbohydrates; Glycals; Allylic substitutions; Lewis acids; Stereoselective reactions; Molybdenum complexes.

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