Synlett 2004(12): 2221-2223  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-831323
LETTER
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Rapid Oligosaccharide Synthesis on a Novel Benzyl-Type Fluorous Support

Kohtaro Gotoa, Tsuyoshi Miura*a,b, Mamoru Mizunoa, Hiromi Takakia, Nobuyuki Imaib, Yasuoki Murakamib, Toshiyuki Inazu*a,c
a The Noguchi Institute, 1-8-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0003, Japan
b Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba Institute of Science, 3 Shiomi-cho, Choshi, Chiba 288-0025, Japan
c Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, and Institute of Glycotechnology, Tokai University, Kitakaname 1117, ­Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
e-Mail: tmiura@cis.ac.jp;
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Publication History

Received 24 June 2004
Publication Date:
31 August 2004 (online)

Abstract

A novel benzyl-type fluorous support (HfBn-OH) has been easily prepared, and the HfBn group was successfully introduced to the anomeric position of the carbohydrate, then removed in high yield after working as a support. The use of the HfBn group made it possible to synthesize an oligosaccharide with minimal column chromatography purification. It was found that each HfBn derivative as a synthetic intermediate is easily purified only by fluorous-organic solvent extraction.

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Compound 5: 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ = 1.73-1.95 (m, 8 H), 1.95-2.17 (m, 8 H), 2.39-2.82 (m, 16 H), 3.23-3.79 (m, 25 H), 4.68 and 4.70 (each s, 2 H, split of HO-CH 2 -Ph), 7.21-7.42 (m, 6 H). MALDI-TOF-MS: m/z calcd for C90H66F102N7O8 [M + H+]: 3310.3. Found: 3310.4.

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Compound 5 was obtained by treatment with sodium methoxide after coupling, because a slight excess amount of 4 further reacted with the hydroxyl function of 5 to give the undesired ester.

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The fluorocarbon solvent (EtOC4F9, NovecTM HFE-7200) is commercially available.

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The fluorocarbon solvent (FC-72, bp 76 °C, formally called FluorinertTM FC-72) is commercially available and consists of perfluorohexane isomers (C6F14).