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Cu–Mn spinel oxide catalyst has been investigated for the ligand-free Huisgen [3+2] cycloaddition. The copper(i) species required in the cycloaddition reaction has been stabilized in the tetrahedral site of the spinel without the need of a stabilizing agent. The new catalyst is robust and can be reused several times under MW conditions with negligible loss in catalytic activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A highly regio- and diastereo-selective synthesis of halogenated C-vinyl glycosides has been achieved from glycals and unactivated aryl acetylenes in the presence of halogenated Lewis acids via a tandem glycosylation–halogenation reaction. The Lewis acid used served the dual purpose of activating the allylic acetoxy group of glycals and serving as halogen source for Markovnikov addition across the triple bond, which makes the process atom economic. The synthesized glycosyl vinyl halides have been used as precursors for various Pd catalyzed C–C cross coupling reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A highly stereoselective rapid C-glycosylation reaction has been developed between glycal and unactivated alkynes in the presence of coppertriflate and ascorbic acid at low catalyst loading and at room temperature. A wide variety of glycals and aryl acetylenes participate in the reaction smoothly. TfOH generated during the reduction of Cu(OTf)2 by ascorbic acid may be the active catalyst for the glycosylation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tuberculosis is an ever-evolving infectious disease that urgently needs new drugs. In the search for new antituberculosis agents, a library of 3-cinnamoyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2 H -pyran-2-ones (CHPs) ( 2a-2y ) was synthesized and evaluated against a standard virulent laboratory strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. Out of 25 compounds, 11 , 5 , 7 and 2 ( 2a and 2u ) showed least, moderate, good and appreciable activities, respectively, based on minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). Both 2a and 2u exhibited an MIC value of 4 μg ml -1 , which was close to those of standard antituberculosis drugs ethambutol, streptomycin and levofloxacin. Neither 2a nor 2u showed any activity against Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria and even against non-tuberculous mycobacterium, i.e. Mycobacterium smegmatis . Thus, like the antituberculosis drugs rifampicin, isoniazid and pretomanid, they are highly TB specific. All the pyrone-based chalcones showed no recognizable level of cytotoxicity against normal human kidney cell line (HEK-293) up to 80 μM concentration and 11 exhibited an IC 50 ≤ 100 μM (highest tested concentration). On further investigation, both 2a and 2u proved to be nontoxic against four human cell lines but 2a proved to be a better choice as it did not reach IC 50 even at 100 μM (highest tested concentration) while the IC 50 of 2u was around 80 μM. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that 2a is specific against M. tuberculosis with no appreciable toxicity; its activity matches that of some clinically approved antituberculosis drugs and it therefore merits further evaluation.

Azidotrimethylsilylation of carbohydrates (monosaccharides and disaccharides) has been achieved in high yields under Mitsunobu conditions. The azidation of carbohydrates is effected at 0 °C essentially only at the primary alcoholic position in mono, di- and triols in protected/unprotected glycosides, whereas the remaining secondary hydroxyl groups got silylated. Surprisingly, no azidation of the secondary hydroxyls was observed in all the carbohydrate substrates. Applications of the methodology for the synthesis of amino sugars, triazoles and azasugars are reported.

Orthogonally protected monosaccharide building blocks have been prepared using TCT in a one-pot multicomponent transformation. The process involves successive steps of arylidene acetalation, esterification and regioselective reductive acetal cleavage. High regioselectivity, scope for using a broad range of substrates, functional group tolerance, mild reaction conditions, easy handling process and wide application range are a few advantages of the current process.