IMPROVED STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF BOTH METHYL ALPHA-GLYCOSIDES AND BETA-GLYCOSIDES CORRESPONDING TO THE AMINO SUGAR COMPONENT OF THE E-RING OF CALICHEAMICIN (I)(GAMMA-1) AND ESPERAMICIN A(1)
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The monosaccharide component (alpha and beta-anomer) of the E Ring of
calicheamicin (I)(gamma 1) and esperamicin A(1) has been synthetized b
y an efficient and improved stereoselective procedure starting from me
thyl 2-deoxy-alpha- and beta-D-ribopyranoside. The synthetic procedure
makes use, in each case, of a cyclic sulphate and of the regioselecti
ve ring opening of an intermediate activated aziridine. (C) 1997 Elsev
ier Science Ltd.