Catalyst-free and wavelength-tuned glycosylation based on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer

Abstract The chemoselectivity of organic reactions is a fundamental topic in organic chemistry. In the long history of chemical synthesis, achieving chemoselectivity is mainly limited to thermodynamic conditions by an exogenous activation strategy. Here, we design an endogenous activation method, wh...

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Main Authors: Min Hou, Xiaoling Jing, Guoen Wen, Haibing He, Shuanhu Gao
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54020-8
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Guoen Wen
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description Abstract The chemoselectivity of organic reactions is a fundamental topic in organic chemistry. In the long history of chemical synthesis, achieving chemoselectivity is mainly limited to thermodynamic conditions by an exogenous activation strategy. Here, we design an endogenous activation method, which can be used to control the chemoselectivity of phenol and naphthol through the photo-induced excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). A wavelength-tuned glycosylation is developed to showcase the penitential of this new strategy. Traditionally, an exogenous activator (electrophilic promoters) is essential to induce the cleave of a polar single bond, and this strategy has been extensively studied and used in the glycosylation chemistry, for the formation of oxocarbenium cation intermediate. In our systems, the oxocarbenium cation intermediates can be selectively formed from glycosyl donors bearing tunable chromophoric groups under mild conditions of acid-base free and redox neutrality, which enables continuous synthesis of oligosaccharides.
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spelling doaj-art-3601a9f3b4d94e568e07e06fbb20a3412024-11-10T12:33:07ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-11-011511910.1038/s41467-024-54020-8Catalyst-free and wavelength-tuned glycosylation based on excited-state intramolecular proton transferMin Hou0Xiaoling Jing1Guoen Wen2Haibing He3Shuanhu Gao4Wuhu Hospital Affiliated to East China Normal University, East China Normal UniversityState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal UniversityState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal UniversityShanghai Frontiers Science Center of Molecule Intelligent Syntheses, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal UniversityWuhu Hospital Affiliated to East China Normal University, East China Normal UniversityAbstract The chemoselectivity of organic reactions is a fundamental topic in organic chemistry. In the long history of chemical synthesis, achieving chemoselectivity is mainly limited to thermodynamic conditions by an exogenous activation strategy. Here, we design an endogenous activation method, which can be used to control the chemoselectivity of phenol and naphthol through the photo-induced excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT). A wavelength-tuned glycosylation is developed to showcase the penitential of this new strategy. Traditionally, an exogenous activator (electrophilic promoters) is essential to induce the cleave of a polar single bond, and this strategy has been extensively studied and used in the glycosylation chemistry, for the formation of oxocarbenium cation intermediate. In our systems, the oxocarbenium cation intermediates can be selectively formed from glycosyl donors bearing tunable chromophoric groups under mild conditions of acid-base free and redox neutrality, which enables continuous synthesis of oligosaccharides.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54020-8
spellingShingle Min Hou
Xiaoling Jing
Guoen Wen
Haibing He
Shuanhu Gao
Catalyst-free and wavelength-tuned glycosylation based on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer
Nature Communications
title Catalyst-free and wavelength-tuned glycosylation based on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer
title_full Catalyst-free and wavelength-tuned glycosylation based on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer
title_fullStr Catalyst-free and wavelength-tuned glycosylation based on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer
title_full_unstemmed Catalyst-free and wavelength-tuned glycosylation based on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer
title_short Catalyst-free and wavelength-tuned glycosylation based on excited-state intramolecular proton transfer
title_sort catalyst free and wavelength tuned glycosylation based on excited state intramolecular proton transfer
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54020-8
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