REGIOSELECTIVE ACETYLATIONS OF ALKYL BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSIDES BY USE OFLIPASE PS IN ORGANIC-SOLVENTS AND APPLICATION TO THE CHEMOENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES
R. Lopez et al., REGIOSELECTIVE ACETYLATIONS OF ALKYL BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSIDES BY USE OFLIPASE PS IN ORGANIC-SOLVENTS AND APPLICATION TO THE CHEMOENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES, Journal of organic chemistry, 59(23), 1994, pp. 7027-7032
Aglycon structure and solvent can change the regioselectivity of the a
cetylation of alkyl beta-D-xylopyranosides, catalyzed by lipase PS. Th
e acetylation of methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside (3) in acetonitrile gave
the 3,4-diacetate 4 exclusively, whereas the reaction of octyl beta-D
-xylopyranoside (5) gave a mixture of 2,4- and 3,4-diacetates (6 and 7
) in 1.0:1.3 and 3.6:1.0 ratios, in acetonitrile and hexane, respectiv
ely. The effect of several solvents on the selectivity in the monoacet
ylation of 5 was studied. The 2-monoacetate 8 was preferentially forme
d over the 3- and 4-monoacetates (9 and 10) in hydrophobic solvents. H
igh yields of partially acetylated xylose derivatives were obtained, w
hich were used in the syntheses of a disaccharide showing liquid cryst
al properties, an intermediate for the synthesis of proteoglycan fragm
ents, and a trisaccharide potential inhibitor of plant growth.