Efficient synthesis of methyl lycotetraoside, the tetrasaccharide constituent of the tomato defence glycoalkaloid alpha-tomatine
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Efficient synthesis of methyl lycotetraoside, the tetrasaccharide constituent of the tomato defence glycoalkaloid alpha-tomatine
Abstract
Branched oligosaccharide lycotetraose, beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-->3)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-beta-D-galactopyranose, is a key constituent of many steroidal saponins, including glycoalkaloid alpha-tomatine, which is involved in protection of plants from invading pathogens. A new synthesis of the methyl beta-lycotetraoside () is described. Key steps of the synthesis include two successive glycosylation reactions of disaccharide acceptor methyl (4,6-O-benzylidene-3-O-p-methoxybenzyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-(1-->4)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside with readily available benzoylated trichloroacetimidates of alpha-D-glucopyranose and alpha,beta-D-xylopyranose. This scheme allows sequential glycosylation in one-pot on account of the convenient in situ removal of a p-methoxybenzyl protecting group under the acid conditions of the first glycosylation step. Following deprotection, tetrasaccharide was obtained in 19% yield over eight steps.
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