Journal
CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH
Volume 330, Issue 2, Pages 183-190Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6215(00)00283-4
Keywords
anomalous Zemplen deacylation; temporary ester groups; mannosides
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Reaction of mono-, di-, and trisaccharide derivatives of methyl beta -D- and octyl beta -D-mannopyranosides bearing ester groups at isolated and non-isolated positions on the same molecule, under Zemplen conditions (catalytic amount of sodium methoxide in methanol) gave partially deacylated compounds, in which the O-acyl groups were retained at isolated sites. In the case of one disaccharide, all the benzoyl groups remained intact at the reducing end, while all the acetyl functions were removable from the nonreducing end. In another case, both isolated ester groups at positions 2 and 4 were retained at the reducing end. The isolated 2-O-acyl groups on methyl alpha -D-mannopyranoside compounds were more labile than on the corresponding beta -mannosides under the same conditions. The mechanism of the reaction may be different for ester groups at isolated or non-isolated positions. In the latter case, acyl migration may take place and carry acyl groups into a less hindered position. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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