Patent Application: US-88968700-A

Abstract:
the invention provides collections of orthogonally - protected monosaccharides as universal building blocks for the synthesis of glycoconjugates of non - carbohydrate molecules , neo - glycoconjugates and oligosaccharides . this orthogonal protection strategy allows for the specific deprotection of any substituent ono the saccharide ring , and greatly facilitates targeted or library - focused carbohydrate - related syntheses . in particular , the invention provides a universal monosaccharide building block of general formula or general formula in which a is a leaving group ; x is hydrogen , o , n or n 3 ; x 1 is hydrogen , — ch 2 o —, — ch 2 nh —, — ch 3 , — ch 2 n 3 or — coo —; and b , c , d and e are protecting groups that can be cleaved orthogonally , and in which b , c , d and e are absent when x is hydrogen or n 3 , and e is absent when x 1 is hydrogen , ch 3 or n 3 .

Description:
the invention provides universal building blocks , which are useful in the solution and solid phase synthesis of oligosaccharides . the reaction scheme for synthesis of each target molecule is designed so as to specify the orthogonally - protected functional groups which may be freed for glycosylation , and those which need to be capped with a protecting group such as benzyl , benzoyl , or another such group which remains uncleaved until the end of the synthesis , in order to avoid competition during glycosylations later in the synthesis . when participation during the glycosylation reaction is required , the 2 - hydroxyl is selectively deprotected and re - protected with a benzoyl group which , again , remains until the completion of the synthesis . in the case of 2 - deoxy 2 - aminosugars , if participation or stereoselectivity is required the dde group might be removed and replaced with a tetrachlorophthaloyl or 2 , 5 - dimethylpyrrole group . a strategy for synthesis of the tetrasaccharide of formula vi is set out in scheme 1 . in solution phase , protecting groups a and c from the first sugar residue of the target molecule ( residue [ 4 ]) are selectively removed , and the sites capped by a permanent protecting group , eg . benzoyl group . the residue is then coupled to the resin , followed by selective removal of protecting group b . in solution phase , protecting group a from sugar residue [ 3 ] is selectively removed , and the site is capped by a permanent protecting group . residue [ 3 ] is then linked to the resin - bound sugar residue via a glycosylation reaction . protecting group c from the new disaccharide is removed , and residue [ 2 ] is linked via a glycosylation . protecting group a is finally selectively removed to regenerate the 6 - hydroxyl group , which is linked with residue 1 . synthesis of an orthogonally protected thioglycoside building block , methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 3 - o -( p - chlorobenzoyl )- 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene ) ethylamino ]- 4 - o - tetrahydropyranyl - 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 5 ) a mixture of methyl 1 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene ) ethylamino ]- 1 - thio - 62 - d glucopyranoside ( 20 g , 54 mmol ), α , α - dimethoxytoluene ( 9 . 78 g , 64 mmol ) and p - toluenesulphonic acid ( 50 mg ) in dry acetonitrile ( 100 ml ), was stirred at 60 ° c . for 2 hours . the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and adjusted to ph 7 with the addition of triethylamine . the solvent was removed in vacuo , the residue was taken up in ch 2 cl 2 ( 200 ml ), washed with brine ( 50 ml ), with water ( 50 ml ) and dried over mgso 4 . the organic phase was concentrated to give a yellow solid , methyl 4 , 6 - o - benzylidine - 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene ) ethylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 24 . 5 g , 98 %). a mixture of methyl 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene ) ethylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 1 ) ( 6 . 3 g , 13 . 5 mmol ), p - chlorobenzoylchloride ( 2 . 6 ml , 20 mmol ) and 4 - dimethylaminopyridine ( 2 . 44 g , 40 mmol ) in dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 100 ml ), was stirred at room temperature overnight . the resultant suspension was filtered , the filtrate diluted with chloroform ( 100 ml ) and washed with diluted brine ( 3 × 50 ml , h 2 o / brine 2 / 1 ). the organic phase was dried over mgso 4 and the solvent removed in vacuo to give yellow solid . the residue chromatographed etoac / hexane 1 : 1 as the mobile phase to give methyl 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 3 - o -( p - chlorobenzoyl )- 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene ) ethylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 2 ) ( 6 . 4 g , 80 %). a mixture of methyl 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 3 - o -( p - chlorobenzoyl )- 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene ) ethylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 2 ) ( 2 . 51 g , 4 . 20 mmol ) and 50 % aqueous solution of tetrafluoroboric acid ( 1 ml ) in acetonitrile ( 25 ml ), was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours . the ph was adjusted to 7 with the addition of triethylamine and the resultant suspension concentrated . the residue was crystallised from diisopropyl ether - ethyl acetate to give methyl 3 - o -( p - chlorobenzoyl )- 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene ) ethylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 3 ) ( 1 . 7 g , 79 %). a mixture of methyl 3 - o -( p - chlorobenzoyl )- 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene )- ethylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 3 ) ( 1 . 00 g , 1 . 95 mmol ), t - butyldiphenylsilylchloride ( 536 mg , 1 . 95 ) and 4 - dimethylaminopyridine ( 238 mg , 1 . 95 mmol ), in 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 30 ml ), was stirred under reflux for 6 hours . the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature , diluted with chloroform ( 60 ml ) and washed with diluted brine ( 3 × 50 ml , brine / water , 1 : 2 ), dried over mgso 4 . the solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was chromatographed using hexane — etoac 1 : 1 as the mobile phase to give a white solid , methyl 6 - o ( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 3 - o -( p - chlorobenzoyl )- 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene ) ethylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 4 ) ( 1 . 1 g , 75 %). a mixture of methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 3 - o -( p - chlorobenzoyl )- 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene ) ethylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 500 mg , 0 . 6 mmol ), 3 , 4 - dihydro - 2h - pyran ( 5 ml ) and - p - toluenesulphonic acid ( 5 mg ) in dry acetonitrile ( 10 ml ) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour . the reaction mixture was adjusted to ph 7 with the addition of triethylamine and then evaporated to dryness . the residue was taken up in dichloromethane ( 30 ml ), washed with water ( 2 × 10 ml ) and the organic phase dried over mgso 4 . the solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was chromatographed using hexane — etoa 2 : 1 as the mobile phase to give methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 3 - o -( p - chlorobenoyl )- 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene ) ethylamino ]- 4 - o - tetrahydropyranyl - 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 5 ) ( 420 mg , 85 %). synthesis of an orthogonally protected thioglycoside building block , methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 2 - deoxy - 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 6 ) 10 g , 4 . 25 mmol ), α , α - dimethoxytoluene ( 9 . 71 g , 64 mmol ) and p - toluenesulphonic acid ( 50 mg ) in dry acetonitrile ( 100 ml ), was stirred at 60 ° c . for 2 hours . the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and adjusted to ph 7 with the addition of triethylamine . the solvent was removed in vacuo . the residue was taken up in ch 2 cl 2 ( 200 ml ), washed with brine ( 50 ml ), with water ( 50 ml ) and dried over mgso 4 . the organic phase was concentrated to give a white solid , methyl 2 - azido - 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 7 ) ( 10 . 5 g , 73 %). a suspension of sodium hydride ( 1 . 0 g , 41 . 8 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 50 ml ) was cooled to 0 ° c ., and a solution of methyl 2 - azido - 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 7 ) ( 9 . 0 g , 27 . 8 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 50 ml ) was added dropwise in 30 minutes . the resulting solution was stirred at 0 ° c . for 30 minutes and 4 - methoxybenzyl chloride ( 6 . 54 g , 41 . 8 mmol ) was added dropwise at 0 ° c . the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight , cooled to 0 ° c . and dry methanol ( 5 ml ) was added dropwise . the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure , the xylene ( 50 ml ) was co - evaporated from the residue . the residue was taken up in chcl 3 ( 200 ml ) washed with h 2 o ( 400 ml ), saturated nahco 3 solution ( 200 ml ) dried over mgso 4 and evaporated to dryness . the residue was crystallized from etoh to give methyl 2 - azido - 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 8 ) ( 9 , 0 g , 73 %) as white crystalline solid . a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 8 ) ( 12 . 0 g , 27 . 08 mmol ) and p - toluenesulphonic acid ( 300 mg ) in meoh — mecn 1 : 1 ( 400 ml ) was stirred at 50 ° c . for 1 hour . the reaction mixture was evaporated , the residue was chromatographed using chcl 3 — etoac gradient to give methyl 2 - azido - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - 62 - d - glucopyranoside ( 9 ) ( 8 . 21 g , 88 %). a mixture of t - butyldiphenylsilyl chloride ( 8 . 66 g , 31 . 53 mmol ), 4 - dimethylaminopyridine ( 5 . 12 g , 42 . 04 mmol ) and methyl 2 - azido - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 9 ) ( 7 . 21 g , 21 . 02 mmol ) in dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 100 ml ) was stirred at 80 ° c . for 2 hours . the resulting clear solution was cooled to room temperature , diluted with chcl 3 ( 300 ml ), washed with h 2 o ( 3 × 200 ml ), brine solution ( 200 ml ), dried over mgso 4 and evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using hexane — ether 2 : 1 as the mobile phase to give methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl - 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 10 ) ( 9 . 73 g , 80 %). a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 10 ) ( 12 . 7 g , 21 . 46 mmol ), 4 - dimethylaminopyridine ( 5 . 23 g , 42 . 92 mmol ) in dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 100 ml ) was stirred at room temperature . biphenylcarbonyl chloride ( 6 . 97 g , 32 . 19 mmol ) was added to the stirred reaction mixture in 15 minutes . after the addition the resulting suspension was stirred under reflux for 3 hours . the reaction mixture was cooled to 10 ° c . and filtered . the crystalline solid was washed on the funnel with dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 50 ml ) and filtered . the filtrates were combined , diluted with chcl 3 ( 200 ml ) and washed twice with diluted brine solution ( water - brine 2 : 1 ) ( 150 ml ). the organic layer was dried over mgso 4 and evaporated . the residue was crystallized from etoh ( 75 ml ) to give methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 11 ) ( 12 . 7 g , 76 %) synthesis of an orthogonally protected thioglycoside building block , methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 17 ) a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 2 - deoxy - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 12 ) ( 3 . 0 g , 12 . 76 mmol ), α , α - dimethoxytoluene ( 2 . 91 g , 19 . 14 mmol ) and p - toluenesulphonic acid ( 30 mg ) in dry acetonitrile ( 15 ml ), was stirred at 70 ° c . for 20 minutes . the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and adjusted to ph 7 with the addition of triethylamine . the solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was taken up in ch 2 cl 2 ( 100 ml ), washed with brine ( 50 ml ), with water ( 50 ml ) and dried over mgso 4 . the organic phase was concentrated to give a white solid , methyl 2 - azido - 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 13 ) ( 3 . 09 g , 75 %). a suspension of sodium hydride ( 123 mg , 4 . 87 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 10 ml ) was cooled to 0 ° c ., and a solution of methyl 2 - azido - 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 13 ) ( 1 . 05 g , 3 . 25 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 10 ml ) was added dropwise in 30 minutes . the resulting solution was stirred at 0 ° c . for 30 minutes and 4 - methoxybenzyl chloride ( 763 mg , 4 . 87 mmol ) was added dropwise at 0 ° c . the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight , cooled to 0 ° c . and dry methanol ( 2 - ml ) was added dropwise . the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure , then xylene ( 25 ml ) was co - evaporated from the residue . the residue was taken up in chcl 3 ( 50 ml ) washed with h 2 o ( 40 ml ), saturated nahco 3 solution ( 50 ml ) dried over mgso 4 and evaporated to dryness . the residue was crystallized from etoh ( 10 ml ) to give methyl 2 - azido - 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 14 ) ( 1 . 0 g , 70 %) as white crystalline solid . a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 14 ) ( 500 mg , 1 . 12 mmol ) and p - toluenesulphonic acid ( 10 mg ) in meoh — mecn 1 : 1 ( 50 ml ) was stirred at 50 ° c . for 1 hour . the reaction mixture was evaporated , the residue was chromatographed using chc13 — etoac gradient to give methyl 2 - azido - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 15 ) ( 309 mg , 80 %) a mixture of t - butyldiphenylsilyl chloride ( 151 mg , 0 . 54 mmol ), 4 - dimethylaminopyridine ( 90 mg , 0 . 73 mmol ) and methyl 2 - azido - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 15 ) ( 130 mg , 0 . 36 mmol ) in dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 8 ml ) was stirred at 80 ° c . for 2 hours . the resulting clear solution was cooled to room temperature , diluted with chcl 3 ( 20 ml ), washed with h 2 o ( 3 × 20 ml ), brine solution ( 20 ml ), dried over mgso 4 and evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using hexane — ether 2 : 1 as the mobile phase to give methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 16 ) ( 142 mg , 68 %). a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 16 ) ( 213 mg , 0 . 36 mmol ), 4 - dimethylaminopyridine ( 67 mg , 0 . 55 mmol ) in dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 10 ml ) was stirred at room temperature . biphenylcarbonyl chloride ( 119 mg , 0 . 55 mmol ) was added to the stirred reaction mixture . the resulting suspension was stirred under reflux for 3 hours . the reaction mixture was cooled to 10 ° c . and filtered . the crystalline solid was washed on the funnel with dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 5 ml ) and filtered . the filtrates were combined , diluted with chcl 3 ( 20 ml ) and washed twice with diluted brine solution ( water - brine 2 : 1 ) ( 15 ml ). the organic layer was dried over mgso 4 and evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using hexane — chcl 3 1 : 1 as the mobile phase to give methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 17 ) ( 18mg , 65 %). synthesis of an orthogonally protected thioglycoside building block , methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 2 - deoxy - 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 24 ). to methyl 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 -( 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 2 , 6 - dioxocyclohex - 1 - ylidene )- ethylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 18 ) ( 100 g , 268 mmol ) was added conc . ammonia solution ( 300 ml ) and the reaction mixture was stirred at 100 ° c . for 1 hour . the suspension was cooled to room temperature and filtered . the filtrate was washed with chcl 3 ( 3 × 200 ml ), then the aqueous phase was evaporated under reduced pressure . the residue was taken up in etoh : benzene 1 : 1 ( 250 ml ) and evaporated to dryness . the residue was taken up in hot meoh ( 600 ml ) and 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 5 -[( dimethylamino ) methylene ] 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidine ( wow - reagent ) ( 62 . 27 g , 294 . 9 mmol ) in hot meoh ( 120 ml ) was added . / synthesis of 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 5 -[( dimethylamino ) methylene ] 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidine ( wow - reagent ): n , n - dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal ( 252 g , 2 . 11 mol ) was stirred at 0 ° c . in chcl 3 ( 750 ml ). 1 , 3 - dimethylbarbituric acid ( 300 g , 1 . 92 mol ) in chcl 3 ( 2100 ml ) was added to the stirring acetal solution over 2 hours . the chcl 3 was evaporated immediately following complete addition and the resulting residue re - suspended in ghcl 3 ( 2000 ml ) and washed with water ( 3 × 600 ml ) and saturated brine solution ( 600 ml ). the organic phase was dried over mgso 4 , filtered and evaporated to dryness under high vacuum . the residue was re - suspended in diethyl ether ( 750 ml ), filtered and washed on the funnel with additional diethyl ether ( 500 ml ) to yield 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 5 -[( dimethylamino ) methylene ] 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidine as a pale - yellow solid ( 271 . 85 g , 67 %)./ the reaction mixture was stirred under reflux for 30 minutes , then cooled to room temperature . the resulting suspension was filtered , the solid was washed with meoh ( 150 ml ), ether ( 150 ml ), dried to give methyl 2 - deoxy - 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 19 ) ( 83 g , 90 %). a mixture of methyl 2 - deoxy - 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 19 ) ( 84 . 64 g , 226 . 31 mmol ), α , α - dimethoxytoluene ( 55 . 66 g , 339 . 46 mmol ) and p - toluenesulphonic acid ( 500 mg ) in dry acetonitrile ( 600 ml ), was stirred at 60 ° c . for 2 hours . the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered . the solid was washed with ether ( 200 ml ), dried to give methyl 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy -[ 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 -( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 1 - thiol - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 20 ) ( 80 g , 77 %). a suspension of sodium hydride ( 6 . 82 g , 269 . 97 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 50 ml ) was cooled to 0 ° c ., and a solution of methyl 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 20 ) ( 50 g , 107 . 99 mmol in dry dmf ( 200 ml ) was added dropwise in 30 minutes . the resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes and 4 - methoxybenzyl chloride ( 37 . 36 g , 238 . 56 mmol ) was added dropwise at 0 ° c . the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight , cooled to 0 ° c . and dry methanol ( 10 ml ) was added dropwise . the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure , then xylene ( 200 ml ) was co - evaporated from the residue . the residue was taken up in chcl 3 ( 1000 ml ) washed with h 2 o ( 1000 ml ), saturated nahco 3 solution ( 1000 ml ) dried over mgso 4 and evaporated to dryness . the residue was crystallized from etoh to give methyl 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 21 ) ( 52 . 21 g , 82 %). a mixture of methyl 4 , 6 - o - benzylidene - 2 - deoxy - 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 21 ) ( 52 . 21 g , 89 . 55 mmol and p - toluenesulphonic acid ( 200 mg ) in meoh — mecn 1 : 1 ( 400 ml ) was stirred at 50 ° c . for 1 hour . the reaction mixture was evaporated , the residue was chromatographed using chc13 — meoh 10 : 1 as the mobile phase to give methyl 2 - deoxy - 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 22 ) ( 31 . 0 g , 70 %) a mixture of t - butyldiphenylsilyl chloride ( 16 . 65 g , 60 . 60 mmol ), 4 - dimethylaminopyridine ( 9 . 85 g , 80 . 80 mmol ) and methyl 2 - deoxy - 2 -[ 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 -( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 22 ) ( 20 g , 40 . 4 mmol ) in dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 200 ml ) was stirred at 80 ° c . for 2 hours . the resulting clear solution was cooled to room temperature , diluted with chcl 3 ( 200 ml ), washed with h 2 o ( 3 × 500 ml ), brine solution ( 500 ml ), dried over mgso 4 and evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using 1 , 2 - dichloroethane — etoac 10 : 1 as the mobile phase to give methyl 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 23 ) ( 23 . 3 g , 79 %). a mixture of methyl 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 -( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 23 ) ( 10 . 0 g , 13 . 64 mmol ), 4 - dimethylaminopyridine ( 2 . 5 g , 20 . 46 mmol ) in dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 100 ml ) was stirred at room temperature . biphenylcarbonyl chloride ( 4 . 42 g , 20 . 46 mmol ) was added to the stirred reaction mixture . the resulting suspension was stirred under reflux for 3 hours . the reaction mixture was cooled to 10 ° c . and filtered . the crystalline solid was washed on the funnel with dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 20 ml ) and filtered . the filtrates were combined , diluted with chcl 3 ( 100 ml ) and washed twice with diluted brine solution ( water - brine 2 : 1 ) ( 150 ml ). the organic layer was dried over mgso 4 and evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using hexane — chcl 3 1 : 1 as the mobile phase to give methyl 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 2 - deoxy - 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl - 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 24 ) ( 9 . 5 g , 75 %). synthesis of an orthogonally protected thioglycoside building block , methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 2 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 3 - o - allyl - 4 - o - acetyl - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 31 ) a mixture of methyl 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 25 ) 5 g , 28 mmol ), chloro t - butyldiphenylsilane ( 5 . 85 g , 21 mmol ) and dmap ( 2 . 63 g , 21 mmol ) in dry 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 130 ml ) was left to stir at reflux for 2 . 5 h . the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature , diluted with dichloromethane ( 200 ml ) and washed with saturated sodium chloride solution ( 2 × 250 ml ). the organic phase was dried over mgso 4 and subsequently evaporated to dryness to give methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 26 ) ( 7 . 5 g , 81 %) as a colorless oil . a mixture of methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 26 ) ( 7 . 4 g , 16 . 5 mmol ) and p - toluenesulphonic acid ( 20 mg ) in 2 , 2 - dimethoxypropane ( 100 ml ) was left to stir at room temperature for 2 h . the reaction mixture was then neutralized with triethylamine ( 1 ml ) and evaporated to dryness . the residue was dissolved in dichloromethane ( 250 ml ), washed with water ( 1 × 250 ml ), dried over mgso 4 and evaporated to dryness to give methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 3 , 4 - o - isopropylidene - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 27 ) ( 7 . 0 g , 87 %) as a white solid . to a suspension of sodium hydride ( 95 %, 0 . 53 g , 21 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 100 ml ) at 0 ° c ., was added dropwise methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 3 , 4 - o - isopropylidene - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 27 ) ( 6 . 8 g , 13 . 9 mmol ) as a solution in dry dmf ( 25 ml ) in 5 minutes . the resulting mixture was left to stir at 0 ° c . for 15 min and then at room temperature for 1 h . the mixture was then cooled to 0 ° c . and a solution of 4 - methoxybenzyl chloride ( 3 . 27 g , 21 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 25 ml ) was added dropwise , over 5 min . the reaction mixture was left to stir at 0 ° c . for 15 min and then at room temperature for 16 h . after this period the reaction was neutralized with absolute ethanol ( 15 ml ) at 0 ° c . and then evaporated to dryness . the residue was taken up in chloroform ( 400 ml ), washed with water ( 300 ml ) and saturated sodium bicarbonate solution ( 300 ml ). the organic phase was dried over mgso 4 and evaporated to dryness to give the crude product as an orange oil (˜ 9 g ). the crude material was chromatographed using etoac — hexane 25 : 75 as the mobile phase to give methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 2 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 3 , 4 - o - isopropylidene - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 28 ) as a pale yellow oil ( 6 . 5 g , 77 %). a suspension of methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 2 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 3 , 4 - o - isopropylidene - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 28 ) ( 6 . 4 g , 10 . 5 mmol ) in acetic acid ( 80 %, 150 ml ) was left to stir at 70 ° c . for 1 . 5 h . the reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and the remaining residue was chromatographed using etoac - hexane 1 : 1 ) to give methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 2 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 29 ) as a pale yellow oil ( 3 . 0 g , 50 %). a mixture of methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 2 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 29 ) ( 2 . 8 g , 4 . 9 mmol ) and dibutyl tin oxide ( 1 . 6 g , 6 . 4 mmol ) in anhydrous methanol ( 200 ml ) was stirred at reflux for 1 h . the reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and the remaining residue dissolved in dry toluene ( 50 ml ). tetraethylammonium bromide ( 1 . 34 g , 6 . 4 mmol ) and allyl bromide ( 7 . 7 g , 64 mmol ) were added . the reaction mixture was left to stir at reflux overnight . the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered . the filtrate was evaporated to dryness and the residue was purified by chromatography using etoac — hexane 15 : 85 as the mobile phase to give methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylphenylsilyl )- 2 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 3 - o - allyl - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 30 ) ( 1 . 5 g , 50 %) as a pale yellow oil . to a solution of methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 2 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 3 - o - allyl - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranosidee ( 30 ) ( 1 . 4 g , 2 . 3 mmol ) in pyridine ( 30 ml ) was added acetic anhydride ( 20 g , 196 mmol ) in one portion . the resulting solution was left to stir at room temperature for 72 h . the reaction contents were then evaporated to dryness and there residue was dissolved in dichloromethane ( 200 ml ). the solution was washed with potassium hydrogen sulphate solution ( 1 m × 2 × 50 ml ) followed by saturated sodium chloride ( 150 ml ), dried over mgso 4 and evaporated to dryness . the crude residue was purified by chromatography using dichloromethane as the mobile phase to give methyl 6 - o -( t - butyldiphenylsilyl )- 2 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 3 - o - allyl - 4 - o - acetyl - 1 - thio - β - d - galactopyranoside ( 31 )( 750 mg , 48 %) as a pale yellow oil . selective deprotection — etherification study using an orthogonally protected thioglycoside building block , methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 11 ) sodium ( 89 mg ) was reacted in dry meoh ( 50 ml ) then a solution of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 11 ) ( 3 g , 3 . 88 mmol ) in thf ( 25 ml ) was added . the reaction mixture was stirred at 40 ° c . for 30 minutes , then cooled to room temperature . the solution was neutralized by amberlite ir 120 ( h + ) ion exchange resin . the suspension was filtered , the filtrate was evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using etoac — hexane 1 : 4 as the mobile phase to give methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 10 ) ( 2 . 1 g , 91 %) a suspension of sodium hydride ( 196 mg , 5 . 1 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 10 ml ) was cooled to 0 ° c ., and a solution of methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 10 ) ( 2 . 53 g , 4 . 3 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 20 ml ) was added dropwise in 30 minutes . the resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes and benzyl bromide ( 880 mg , 5 . 1 mmol ) was added dropwise at 0 ° c . the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight , cooled to 0 ° c . and dry methanol ( 1 ml ) was added dropwise . the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure , then xylene ( 20 ml ) was co - evaporated from the residue . the residue was taken up in chcl 3 ( 100 ml ) washed with h 2 o ( 100 ml ), saturated nahco 2 solution ( 100 ml ) dried over mgso 4 and evaporated to dryness . the residue was purified by chromatography using etoac — hexane 1 : 9 as the mobile phase to give methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 32 ) ( 2 . 0 g , 68 %). to a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 32 ) ( 1 . 5 g , 2 . 2 mmol ) and anhydrous acoh ( 28 . 8 ml ) in dry thf ( 169 ml ) hydrogen fluoride - pyridine complex ( 20 . 3 ml ) was added in a polypropylene container . the reaction mixture was kept at room temperature overnight , then diluted with etoac ( 1 l ). the resulting solution was washed with saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate ( 4 × 1 l ), saturated brine solution ( 1 l ), dried over mgso 4 and evaporated to dryness . the residue was crystallized from meoh . the mother liquor was evaporated , the residue was treated with hexane to get more solid . the solid products were combined affording methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 33 ) ( 735 mg , 75 %). a suspension of sodium hydride ( 71 mg , 1 . 8 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 5 ml ) was cooled to 0 ° c ., and a solution of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 33 ) ( 680 mg , 1 . 5 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 5 ml ) was added dropwise in 30 minutes . the resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes and 4 - chlorobenzyl chloride ( 295 mg , 1 . 5 mmol ) was added dropwise at 0 ° c . the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 . 5 hours , cooled at 0 ° c . and dry methanol ( 1 ml ) was added dropwise . the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure , then xylene ( 10 ml ) was co - evaporated from the residue . the residue was treated with hexane ( 10 ml ) and filtered to give methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 34 ) ( 620 mg , 71 %). a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 34 ) ( 580 mg , 1 . 01 mmol ) and ddq ( 270 mg , 1 . 2 mmol ) in ch 2 cl 2 — h 2 o 9 : 1 ( 10 ml ) was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours . the reaction mixture was washed with saturated nahco 3 solution ( 3 × 15 ml ), dried over mgso 4 and evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using chcl 3 - hexane - meoh 30 : 20 : 0 . 5 as the mobile phase to give methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 35 ) ( 300 mg , 66 %). a suspension of sodium hydride ( 40 mg , 1 . 0 mmol , 60 % ) in dry dmf ( 5 ml ) was cooled to 0 ° c ., and a solution of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 35 ) ( 280 mg , 0 . 67 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 5 ml ) was added dropwise in 30 minutes . the resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes and pentamethylbenzyl chloride ( 200 mg , 1 . 0 mmol ) was added dropwise at 0 ° c . the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours , cooled to 0 ° c . and dry methanol ( 1 ml ) was added dropwise . the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then xylene ( 10 ml ) was co - evaporated from the residue . the residue was in etoac ( 100 ml ), washed with brine ( 2 × 100 ml ), dried over mgso 4 and evaporated . the resulting solid was suspended in hexane ( 50 ml ) and filtered to give methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o - pentamethylbenzyl - 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 36 ) ( 290 mg , 76 %). a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o - pentamethylbenzyl - 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 36 ) ( 220 mg , 0 . 36 mmol ), 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- ethanol ( 150 mg , 0 . 66 mmol ), molecular sieves 4a ( 1 g ) and dmtst ( 138 mg , 0 . 66 mmol ) in 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 10 ml ) was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes . the reaction mixture was neutralized with tea ( 0 . 5 ml ) and evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using chcl 3 — meoh 40 ml : 20 drops as the mobile phase to give 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- ethyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o - pentamethylbenzyl - β - d glucopyranoside ( 37 ) ( 220 mg , 77 %). a mixture of 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- ethyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o - pentamethylbenzyl - β - d glucopyranoside ( 37 ) ( 160 mg , 0 . 2 mmol ) and tea ( 3 drops ) in 1 , 3 - propanedithiol ( 1 ml ) was stirred at room temperature overnight . the reaction mixture was chromatographed using etoac — hexane 1 : 1 then etoac — meoh 10 : 1 solvent systems as mobile phases to give 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- ethyl 2 - amino - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o - pentamethylbenzyl - α , β - d glucopyranoside ( 38 ) ( 123 mg , 80 %) a mixture of 2 -[ 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- ethyl 2 - amino - 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o - pentamethylbenzyl - β - d glucopyranoside ( 38 ) ( 50 mg , 0 . 066 mmol ), 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 5 -[( dimethylamino ) methylene ] 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidine ( wow - reagent ) ( 50 mg , 0 . 24 mmol ). tea ( 0 . 2 ml ) in chcl 3 — meoh 3 : 1 ( 4 ml ) was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours . the reaction mixture was evaporated , the resulting residue was chromatographed using etoac as the mobile phase to give 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- ethyl 2 -[( 1 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h )- trioxopyrimidin - 5 - ylidene ) methylamino ]- 4 - o - benzyl - 6 - o -( 4 - chlorobenzyl )- 2 - deoxy - 3 - o - pentamethylbenzyl - α , β - d glucopyranoside ( 39 ) ( 4 mg , 75 %). selective deprotection study using the orthogonally protected thioglycoside building block , methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 11 ) sodium ( 89 mg ) was reacted in dry meoh ( 50 ml ) then a solution of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 11 ) ( 3 g , 3 . 88 mmol ) in thf ( 25 ml ) was added . the reaction mixture was stirred at 40 ° c . for 30 minutes , then cooled to room temperature . the solution was neutralized by amberlite ir 120 ( h + ) ion exchange resin . the suspension was filtered , the filtrate was evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using etoac — hexane 1 : 4 as the mobile phase to give methyl 2 - azido - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d glucopyranoside ( 10 ) ( 2 . 1 g , 91 %). to a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 11 ) ( 150 mg , 0 . 19 mmol ) and anhydrous acoh ( 2 . 8 ml ) in dry thf ( 17 ml ) hydrogenfluoride - pyridine complex ( 2 ml ) was added in a polypropylene container . the reaction mixture was kept at room temperature overnight , then diluted with etoac ( 100 ml ). the resulting solution was washed with saturated sodiumhydrogen carbonate ( 4 × 100 ml ), saturated brine solution ( 100 ml ), dried over mgso 4 and evaporated to dryness . the residue was purified by chromatography using etoac — hexane 2 : 5 as the mobile phase to give methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 40 ) ( 96 mg , 93 %). a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - 62 - d - glucopyranoside ( 11 ) ( 150 mg , 0 . 19 mmol ) and ddq ( 52 mg , 0 . 23 mmol ) in ch 2 cl 2 — h 2 o 9 : 1 ( 5 ml ) was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours . the reaction mixture was washed with saturated nahco 3 solution ( 3 × 3 ml ), dried over mgso 4 and evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using etoac — hexane 15 : 85 as the mobile phase to give methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 41 ) ( 116 mg , 92 %). a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 11 ) ( 150 mg , 0 . 19 mmol ) and tea ( 3 drops ) in 1 , 3 - propanedithiol ( 1 ml ) was stirred at room temperature overnight . the reaction mixture was chromatographed using etoac — hexane 15 : 85 then etoac — hexane 1 : 1 solvent systems as mobile phases to give methyl 2 - amino - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 42 ) ( 130 mg , 91 %). a mixture of methyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- 1 - thio - β - d - glucopyranoside ( 11 ) ( 200 mg , 0 . 26 mmol ), 3 , 4 - methylenedioxybenzyl alcohol 59 mg , 0 . 39 mmol ), molecular sieves 4a ( 1 g ) and methyltriflate ( 106 mg , 0 . 65 mmol ) in 1 , 2 - dichloroethane ( 10 ml ) was stirred at room temperature overnight . the reaction mixture was neutralized with tea ( 0 . 5 ml ) and evaporated . the residue was purified by chromatography using etoac — hexane 15 : 85 as the mobile phase to give 3 , 4 - methylenedioxybenzyl 2 - azido - 4 - o - biphenylcarbonyl - 6 - o - tert - butyldiphenylsilyl - 2 - deoxy - 3 - o -( 4 - methoxybenzyl )- α , β - d - glucopyranoside ( 43 ) ( 173 mg , 76 %). it will be apparent to the person skilled in the art that while the invention has been described in some detail for the purpose of clarity and understanding . various modifications and alterations to the embodiments and methods described herein may be made without departing from the scope of the invention concept disclosed in this specification . references cited herein are listed below , and are incorporated herein by this reference . merrifield , r . b . pept ., proc . am . pept . symp ., 5 th , 1977 488 . wong , c - h , ye , x - s and zhang , z . j . am . chem . soc ., 1998 120 7137 - 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