1. Synthesis of 4′-Thionucleoside Analogues Bearing a C2′ Stereogenic All-Carbon Quaternary Center.
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Eymard, Carla, Manchoju, Amarender, Almazloum, Abir, Dostie, Starr, Prévost, Michel, Nemer, Mona, and Guindon, Yvan
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KINETIC resolution , *VINYL polymers , *ISOMERS , *RING formation (Chemistry) , *PYRIMIDINES , *AZATHIOPRINE - Abstract
The design of novel 4′-thionucleoside analogues bearing a C2′ stereogenic all-carbon quaternary center is described. The synthesis involves a highly diastereoselective Mukaiyama aldol reaction, and a diastereoselective radical-based vinyl group transfer to generate the all-carbon stereogenic C2′ center, along with different approaches to control the selectivity of the N-glycosidic bond. Intramolecular SN2-like cyclization of a mixture of acyclic thioaminals provided analogues with a pyrimidine nucleobase. A kinetic bias favoring cyclization of the 1′,2′-anti thioaminal furnished the desired β-D-4′-thionucleoside analogue in a 7:1 ratio. DFT calculations suggest that this kinetic resolution originates from additional steric clash in the SN2-like transition state for 1′,4′-trans isomers, causing a significant decrease in their reaction rate relative to 1′,4′-cis counterparts. N-glycosylation of cyclic glycosyl donors with a purine nucleobase enabled the formation of novel 2-chloroadenine 4′-thionucleoside analogues. These proprietary molecules and other derivatives are currently being evaluated both in vitro and in vivo to establish their biological profiles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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