Synthesis of an inositol phosphoglycan fragment found in Leishmania parasites

• Synthesis of 1 and 2a is described using a block synthetic strategy. Compound 4 was used as precursor for the two mannose derivatives which, coupled together, forms the dimannoside building block. Thioglycoside 7 was coupled to 8 yielding inositol phosphoglycan 9a, which was selectively deprotected and reacted with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-a-D-glucopyranos-1-yl H- phosphonate to form the protected target molecule 12. Deprotection of 12 by acidic deacetalisation/desilylation and subsequent catalytic hydrogenolysis resulted in cleavage of the anomeric phosphodiester to produce 1. Debenzylation with sodium in liquid ammonia followed by acidic deacetalisation/desilylation gave the target compound 2a. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

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