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Transition-Metal-Free Synthesis of C‑Glycosylated Phenanthridines via K2S2O8‑Mediated Oxidative Radical Decarboxylation of Uronic Acids

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posted on 2017-12-20, 00:00 authored by Xin Zhou, Peng Wang, Li Zhang, Pengwei Chen, Mingxu Ma, Ni Song, Sumei Ren, Ming Li
We have developed an efficient protocol for the synthesis of C-glycosylated phenanthridines. Tetrafuranos-4-yl and pentapyranos-5-yl radicals, generated from K2S2O8-mediated oxidative decarboxylation of furan- and pyranuronic acids, undergo attack to 2-isocyanodiphenyls and ensuing homolytic aromatic substitution to provide diverse C-glycosylated phenanthridines in satisfactory yields without resort to transition metals. This reaction tolerates various functional groups, and enables ready synthesis of complex oligosaccharide-based phenanthridines. The C-glycosylated phenanthridine derived from β-cyclodextrin has been prepared, which might be potential in medicinal and biological chemistry due to its flexible conformation.

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