Monsanto Company

G.d. Searle & Company

George W Fleet

Bryan G Winchester

Raymond A Dwek

Ian Bruce

Thomas William Rademacher

Sung K Namgoong

James R Behling

Kevin A Babiak

Neil M Carpenter

Richard A Mueller

John S Ng

Arthur L Campbell

John R Medich

David R Witty

Novel heptitol analogues of mannofuranose and their syntheses from .delta.-lactones of heptonic acids are disclosed. The novel heptitols are (A) 2,5-dideoxy-2,5-imino-D-glycero-D-talo-heptitol and (b) 1-amino-2,5-anydro-1-deoxy-D-glycero-D-talo-heptitol. These novel heptitol compounds are useful inhibitors of glycosidases.

Heptitols

Novel heptitol analogues of mannofuranose and their syntheses from .delta.-lactones of heptonic acids are disclosed. The novel heptitols are (A) 2,5-dideoxy-2,5-imino-D-glycero-D-talo-heptitol and (b) 1-amino-2,5-anhydro-1-deoxy-D-glycero-D-talo-heptitol. These novel heptitol compounds are useful inhibitors of glycosidases.

1,4-Dideoxy-1,4-imino-L-arabinitol is chemically synthesized from D-lyxonolactone by formation of the pyrrolidine ring by joining the nitrogen between C-1 and C-4 and inversion of configuration at both C-2 and C-4, with the C-3 and C-5 hydroxyl groups being protected throughout the synthesis sequence by benzylidenation. The product is preferably isolated as the hydrochloride salt and is useful as an inhibitor of .alpha.-glucosidase and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Synthesis of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-L-arabinitol

Pyrrolidin-3,4-diol derivatives of heptitols and preparation thereof

Nojirimycin .delta.-lactam and deoxynojirimycin are each synthesized from 5,6-anhydro-3-O-benzyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-L-idofuranose as a divergent intermediate by a method which comprises formation of the piperidine ring by connection of nitrogen between C-1 and C-5 with inversion of configuration at C-5 to form nojirimycin .delta.-lactam or between C-2 and C-6 with inversion of configuration at C-2.

Synthesis of nojirimycin derivatives

The novel D-rhamnono-? ,5-lactone and a novel method of synthesis of said compound from the monoacetonide of L-gulono-.gamma.-lactone is disclosed. D-Rhamnono-1,5-lactone is a potent inhibitor of .alpha.-and .beta.-mannosidases but not of .alpha.-rhamnosidase.

D-rhamnono-1,5-lactone

The synthesis of the novel fucosidase inhibitor, 2,6-imino-2,6,7-trideoxy-D-glycero-D-gluco heptitol, is disclosed.

Fucosidase inhibitor

.alpha.-Homojirimycin and 6-dpi-homojirimycin are each synthesized from 2-azido-2-deoxy-3,4:6,7-di-O- isopropylidene-D-glydero-D-talo-heptono-1,5-lactone in which the side chain acetonide is hydrolyzed to give the corresponding diol which is then protected with a silyl protecting agent to form a silyl ether. The latter compound is used as a divergent intermediate in which the piperidine ring is formed by joining the nitrogen function at C-2 to C-6 (A) with inversion of configuration at C-6 to form 6-epi-homomannojirimycin or (B) with retention of configuration at C-6 to form .alpha.-homomannojirimycin.

Synthesis of mannojirimycin derivatives

The synthesis of the novel fucosidase inhibitors, .beta.-L-homofuconojirimycin and related 1-.beta.-C-substituted deoxymannojirimycins, is disclosed.

Fucosidase inhibitors

.alpha.-Homojirimycin and 6-dpi-homojirimycin are each synthesized from 2 az ido-2-deoxy-3,4:6,7-di-O-isopropylidene-D-glycero-D-talo-heptono-1,5-la ctone in which the side chain acetonide is hydrolyzed to give the corresponding diol which is then protected with a silyl protecting agent to form a silyl ether. The latter compound is used as a divergent intermediate in which the piperidine ring is formed by joining the nitrogen function at C-2 to C-6 (A) with inversion of configuration at C-6 to form 6-epi-homomannojirimycin or (B) with retension of configuration at C-6 to form .alpha.-homomannojirimycin.

A group of five- and six-membered heterocyclic compounds having a nitrogen in the ring and 2 to 3 hydroxyl substituents on the ring are effective inhibitory agents of human immunodeficiency virus.

Method of inhibiting virus

Swainsonine and analogs, namely 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-mannitol and the novel ring contracted swainsonines, .DELTA.(1S,2R,7R,7aR)-1,2-trihydroxypyrrolizidine and (1S,2R,7S,7aR)-1,2,7-trihydroxypyrrolizidine, are synthesized from the divergent intermediate, 4,5-anhydro-1-azido-1-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-D-talitol. These novel compounds are glycosidase inhibitors.

Synthesis of swainsonine and analogs thereof

Swainsonine and analogs, namely, 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-mannitol and the novel ring contracted swainsonines, (1S,2R,7R,7aR)-1,2-trihydroxypyrrolizidine and (1S,2R,7S,7aR)-1,2,7-trihydroxypyrrolizidine, are synthesized from the divergent intermediate, 4,5-anhydro-1-azido-1-deoxy-2,3-O-isopropylidene-D-talitol. These novel compounds are glycosidase inhibitors.

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