Synlett 2020; 31(11): 1097-1101
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707971
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Total Synthesis of the Natural Products Ulmoside A and (2R,3R)-Taxifolin-6-C-β-d-glucopyranoside

Lingamurthy Macha
a   Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,, Hyderabad-500007, India   Email: venky@csiriict.in   Email: drb.venky@gmail.com
,
Aravind Reddy Dorigundla
a   Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,, Hyderabad-500007, India   Email: venky@csiriict.in   Email: drb.venky@gmail.com
b   Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad-201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Raju Gurrapu
a   Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,, Hyderabad-500007, India   Email: venky@csiriict.in   Email: drb.venky@gmail.com
,
Umamaheswara Sarma Vanka
a   Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,, Hyderabad-500007, India   Email: venky@csiriict.in   Email: drb.venky@gmail.com
,
Venkateswara Rao Batchu
a   Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,, Hyderabad-500007, India   Email: venky@csiriict.in   Email: drb.venky@gmail.com
b   Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad-201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
› Author Affiliations
M.L.M and G.R. thank the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). A.R.D thanks the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi for financial support as part of XII Five Year Plan programme under the titles ORIGIN (CSC-0108) and DENOVA (CSC-0205); Manuscript communication number: IICT/Pubs./2019/342.
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Publication History

Received: 04 February 2020

Accepted after revision: 19 February 2020

Publication Date:
02 March 2020 (online)


# Both authors contributed equally.

Abstract

An efficient first total synthesis of highly polar ulmoside A and (2R,3R)-taxifolin-6-C-β-d-glucopyranoside, useful for the prevention of metabolic disorders, has been described. Key elements of the synthesis include a Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed regio- and stereoselective C-glycosidation on taxifolin in 35% yield with d-glucose and chiral semipreparative reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the separation of both taxifolins and the diastereomeric mixture of taxifolin-6-C-β-d-glucopyranosides. Correlation of the analytical data of synthetic ulmoside A and its diastereomer with a natural ulmoside A sample confirmed the assigned absolute stereochemistry of the natural products.

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