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Synthesis of α-N-Glycosides of 3-Deoxy-D-g/ym0-D-ga/act0-2-nonulosonic Acid (KDN) Using Nucleobases and Their Photocycloaddition to 2,3-Dimethyl-2-butene

  • Xue Sun
  • , Naoki Haga
  • , Hiroaki Takayanagi
  • , Haruo Ogura
  • Kitasato University
  • Sialic Acids Society

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Abstract

α-N-Glycosides of 3-deoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulosonic acid (KDN) having a nucleobase, such as uracil, thymine, 5-fluorouracil or cytosine, were synthesized. Their acetone-sensitized photocycloaddition to 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene under near-UV irradiation gave a pair of diastereomers having a cyclobutane ring. The absolute configuration of the bridgehead carbon atoms in the products was identified by measurement of specific rotation as well as 1H-NMR spectral analysis. © 1994, The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2352-2356
Number of pages5
JournalChemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Volume42
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1994

Keywords

  • 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene
  • 3-deoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-2-nonulosonic acid (KDN)
  • N-glycosides
  • photocycloaddition
  • pyrimidine base

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