Abstract
Herein, the convenient one-step electrochemical bromination of glycals using Bu4NBr as the brominating source under metal-catalyst-free and oxidant-free reaction conditions was described. A series of 2-bromoglycals bearing different electron-withdrawing or electron-donating protective groups were successfully synthesized in moderate to excellent yields. The coupling of tri-O-benzyl-2-bromogalactal with phenylacetylene, potassium phenyltrifluoroborate, or a 6-OH acceptor was achieved to afford 2C-branched carbohydrates and disaccharides via Sonogashira coupling, Suzuki coupling, and Ferrier rearrangement reactions with high efficiency. The radical trapping and cyclic voltammetry experiments indicated that bromine radicals may be involved in the reaction process.
Introduction
Carbohydrates mainly exist in the form of glycoconjugates, polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, and monosaccharides and play a pivotal role in a broad range of important biological processes including cell proliferation, host–pathogen interactions, cell adhesion, hormone function, and the immune response (; ). Chemical synthesis can afford both naturally occurring important carbohydrates and biologically active carbohydrate mimetics in sufficient quantities, providing a powerful tool to understand the biological functions of carbohydrates (; ; ).
Organic electrosynthesis is of current interest as one of the most promising methods for the efficient, sustainable, and green synthesis of medicinally significant compounds (; ; ; ; ). In recent years, the electrochemical synthesis of oligosaccharides has been successfully demonstrated through the activation of different types of glycosyl donors, such as thio-, seleno-, and telluro-glycosides (; ; ). In addition, our group has been involved in the electrochemical transformation of glycals to obtain significant synthetic carbohydrate compounds (; ). Along with the use of MnBr2 as the redox mediator, the electrochemical trifluoromethylation of glycals has been realized (). In the exploration of this reaction, we found that 2-bromoglycals could also be isolated when the equivalent of Bu4NBr was added. Inspired by this surprising result, we turned our focus to the electrochemical bromination of glycals (Scheme 1).
SCHEME 1
Over the past few decades, 2-bromoglycals have been widely employed as important synthons in combination with metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions to access 2C-branched carbohydrates and their analogs (; ; ; ; ). Due to the importance of 2-bromoglycals, the development of a novel, practical, and environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of 2-bromoglycals is still of high interest. The most common way to obtain 2-bromoglycals consists of two steps using Br2, which is toxic and unstable, as the brominating source (). An alternative approach involves the one-step synthesis of 2-bromoglycals from glycals using N-bromosuccinimide and silver nitrate (). We herein report a one-step electrochemical bromination of glycals using commercially available, stable, and safe Bu4NBr as the bromine source in an undivided cell under metal-catalyst-free and oxidant-free reaction conditions.
Results and Discussion
Initially, we began our investigation with 6-O-benzyl-3,4-dideoxy-glycal 1a as the model substrate for electrochemical bromination using Pt as the anode and cathode in an undivided cell. Unfortunately, no desired 2-bromo-3,4-dideoxy-glycal 3a was detected using KBr (; ) or NaBr () as the “Br” reagent (Table 1, entries 1 and 2). To our delight, the product 3a could be obtained in 10% isolated yield when 1a was treated with 1.5 equiv of Bu4NBr (; ) in dry CH3CN at room temperature under a constant electric current of 2 mA (Table 1, entry 3). The yield was increased slightly when the reaction temperature was increased to 50°C (Table 1, entry 4). Further raising the temperature to 75°C was beneficial to this transformation, leading to the formation of 3a in 35% yield (Table 1, entry 5), and the yield could be increased to 40% when the amount of Bu4NBr was increased to 2.0 equiv (Table 1, entry 6). It was found that the addition of base, such as K2CO3 or Na2CO3, could further improve the reaction yield (Table 1, entries 7 and 8). Surprisingly, when the bromination reaction was conducted with NaSO2CF3 as the additive, the desired product 3a was isolated in 67% yield (Table 1, entry 9). Altering the amount of NaSO2CF3 to 2.0 equiv led to an increased yield of 82% (Table 1, entry 10). Comparatively, when other solvents such as CH3CN/H2O (3:1), 1,2-dimethoxyethane, or ClCH2CH2Cl, were used instead of dry CH3CN, lower yields were achieved (Table 1, entries 11–13). Extensive screening experiments revealed that either changing electrode materials or modifying the reaction current were not effective for improving the yield of 3a (Table 1, entries 14–18). Moreover, the yield of 3a was decreased drastically when the electrochemical bromination reaction was performed in an air atmosphere (Table 1, entry 19). Finally, the control experiment confirmed that the role of electricity was essential, as the reaction could not proceed in the absence of an electric current (Table 1, entry 20).
TABLE 1
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| Entry | Electrode | “Br” reagent | Additive | Solvent | T (°C) | Yield (%)b |
| 1 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | KBr (1.5 equiv) | — | CH3CN | Rt | 0 (0) |
| 2 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | NaBr (1.5 equiv) | — | CH3CN | Rt | 0 (0) |
| 3 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (1.5 equiv) | — | CH3CN | Rt | 10 (0) |
| 4 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (1.5 equiv) | — | CH3CN | 50°C | 18 (14) |
| 5 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (1.5 equiv) | — | CH3CN | 75°C | 35 (10) |
| 6 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | — | CH3CN | 75°C | 40 (13) |
| 7 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | K2CO3 (1.2 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | 43 (4) |
| 8 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | Na2CO3 (1.2 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | 54 (6) |
| 9 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (1.2 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | 67 (0) |
| 10 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | 82 (0) |
| 11 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | CH3CN/H2O (3/1) | 75°C | 15 (0) |
| 12 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | 1,2-Dimethoxyethane | 75°C | 46 (7) |
| 13 | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | ClCH2CH2Cl | 75°C | Trace (0) |
| 14 | C (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | 71 (0) |
| 15 | Pt (+)/C (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | 32 (3) |
| 16 | C (+)/C (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | 33 (7) |
| 17c | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | 58 (0) |
| 18d | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | 54 (0) |
| 19e | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | Trace (0) |
| 20f | Pt (+)/Pt (−) | Bu4NBr (2.0 equiv) | NaSO2CF3 (2.0 equiv) | CH3CN | 75°C | NR (97) |
Optimization of reaction conditionsa.
Reaction conditions: 1a (0.05 mmol), “Br” reagent, Additive, Solvent (4.0 ml), Electrode, constant current = 2.0 mA, T, 4 h, in an undivided cell, under an argon atmosphere.
Yield of the isolated product, the yield of recovered starting material was represented in the parentheses.
I = 1.0 mA
I = 3.0 mA
Under an air atmosphere.
No electricity.
With the optimal reaction conditions in hand, we then evaluated the substrate scope of the electrochemical bromination of various types of glycals with Bu4NBr (Table 2). First, 3,4-dideoxy-glycals with electron-withdrawing groups were examined. Substrates with an acetyl or benzoyl group provided the respective brominated products 3b and 3c in good yields. In addition, benzyl (Bn), p-methoxybenzyl (PMB), tert-butyldimethylsilyl (TBS), and methyl (Me) substituted glucals could also be converted into the corresponding products 3d–g. Similarly, galactals bearing Bn, PMB, or TBS groups were found to be amenable to the electrochemical reaction, providing the desired products 3h–j in 56–73% yields. And the scalability of this electrochemical bromination was further showed by an efficient conversion of compound 1h on a 250 mg scale in 57% isolated yield. Peracetylated and perbenzoylated galactals could also undergo the electrochemical transformation to afford 2-bromo-galactals 3k–l, albeit in slightly low yields. Notably, bromination of peracetylated L-rhamnal proceeded smoothly to deliver compound 3m in 89% yield. Under the same conditions, the L-rhamnal, L-arabinal, and D-xylal equipped with Bn or PMB groups were also able to furnish the corresponding brominated products 3n–s in moderate to excellent yields. Furthermore, benzylated lactal 1t underwent this reaction to afford the desired product 3t in 72% yield.
TABLE 2
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Reaction conditions: glycals (0.05 mmol), NaSO2CF3 (0.10 mmol, 2.0 equiv), Bu4NBr (0.10 mmol, 2.0 equiv), dry CH3CN (4.0 ml) in an undivided cell with Pt as the anode and cathode, constant current = 2.0 mA, 75°C, under argon atmosphere, 4 h.
Yield of the isolated product.
glycals (0.10 mmol), NaSO2CF3 (0.20 mmol, 2.0 equiv), Bu4NBr (0.30 mmol, 3.0 equiv), dry CH3CN (5.0 ml) in an undivided cell with Pt as the anode and cathode, constant current = 2.0 mA, 75°C, under argon atmosphere, 6 h.
glycals (0.60 mmol), NaSO2CF3 (1.20 mmol, 2.0 equiv), Bu4NBr (1.20 mmol, 2.0 equiv), dry CH3CN (50.0 ml) in an undivided cell with Pt as the anode and cathode, constant current = 2.0 mA, 75°C, under argon atmosphere, 30 h.
glycals (0.05 mmol), NaSO2CF3 (0.10 mmol, 2.0 equiv), Bu4NBr (0.15 mmol, 3.0 equiv), dry CH3CN (4.0 ml) in an undivided cell with Pt as the anode and cathode, constant current = 2.0 mA, 75°C, under argon atmosphere, 6 h.
To demonstrate the potential applicability of 2-bromoglycals, the reaction of 2-bromogalactal 3h with different substrates was carried out (Scheme 2). First, we explored the utility of 2-bromogalactal 3h in the synthesis of 2C-substituted carbohydrates, which exist in many natural products (; ; ). Compound 3h reacted with phenylacetylene 4a in the presence of Pd(PPh3)2Cl2, CuI and Et3N to afford the coupled product 5a in 80% yield (). The reaction of 3h with potassium phenyltrifluoroborate 4b also proceeded smoothly to provide the corresponding product 5b in 79% yield (). Moreover, disaccharide 5c was successfully synthesized in the promotion of BF3·Et2O in 72% yield with excellent α-selectivity via the Ferrier rearrangement reaction (; ).
SCHEME 2
To gain insight into the mechanism of this electrochemical bromination, radical trapping experiments were performed. As expected, the reaction was completely shut down when 3.0 equiv of the radical scavenger 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) was added under the standard reaction conditions, indicating that radical chemistry was likely involved in the reaction (Scheme 3A) (; ). Furthermore, another experiment using 1,1-diphenylethylene (6) was also conducted under the standard reaction conditions, and (2-bromoethene-1,1-diyl)dibenzene (7) was successfully detected in the GC–MS, confirming the participation of the bromine radical in the reaction system (Scheme 3B) (; ). We observed that the reaction mixture gradually turned brown during the reaction process, indicating that Br2 might be generated. The 2-bromoglycal 3h was resubmitted to the standard reaction conditions for 20 h with the recovery of 3h in a 78% yield. In addition, cyclic voltammetry experiments were carried out to investigate the redox behavior of the reaction. The cyclic voltammetry measurements of Bu4NBr indicated two obvious oxidative peaks at 1.07 and 1.37 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) (Figure 1, red curve), which likely corresponded to Br3–/Br– and Br3–/Br2 redox couples, respectively (; ; ). The first oxidative peak was associated with the oxidation of Br– to the bromine radical. The bromine radical then integrated into Br2, which could combine with Br– to form Br3–. The second oxidative peak was attributed to the oxidation of Br3– to Br2. An increase in the oxidative peak current was observed when Bu4NBr and 1d were combined, which was attributed to a catalytic current, resulting from the chemical reaction of the electrochemically-generated Br2 and glucal 1d (Figure 1, blue curve).
SCHEME 3
FIGURE 1
Mechanism
Based on the above results and previous reports (; ; ), a plausible reaction mechanism for the electrochemical bromination of glycals was depicted in Scheme 4. A bromine anion was oxidized to the bromine radical on the anode and subsequently molecular Br2. This was then attacked by glycal to yield the intermediate I. Finally, the brominated product was obtained by the deprotonation of II, which would be stabilized by acetonitrile. NaSO2CF3 might be used as the electrolyte to increase the conductivity of the reaction solution and a proton scavenger to generate strong acid for cathode reduction; besides, it may be an anion to stabilize the glycosyl cation. At the same time, H+ was reduced to produce hydrogen on the cathode.
SCHEME 4
Conclusion
In summary, we performed the one-step electrochemical bromination of various glycals with electron-withdrawing and electron-donating protective groups using commercially available, nontoxic Bu4NBr as the brominating source under metal-catalyst-free and oxidant-free reaction conditions. The synthetic applicability of 2-bromoglycals has been demonstrated by providing the corresponding 2C-substituted carbohydrates and disaccharides via palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions and the Ferrier rearrangement reaction. The readily available substrates and ease of handling make this methodology a practical tool to access diversified brominating synthons for the preparation of biologically relevant carbohydrates.
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Author contributions
Z-XL and ML contributed equally to this work. Z-XL, ML, and TL performed the experiments. Z-XL and ML carried out the mechanistic studies. Z-XL, ML, D-CX, and X-SY analyzed and discussed the research results. D-CX and X-SY designed the experiments. Z-XL, ML, and D-CX wrote the manuscript.
Funding
This research was funded by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21772006, 91853122), the Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program (BJJWZYJH01201910001001), the open fund of State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, China (Grant no. KF-GN-202106), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
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Summary
Keywords
electrochemistry, bromination, glycals, 2-bromoglycals, cross-coupling, ferrier rearrangement
Citation
Luo Z-X, Liu M, Li T, Xiong D-C and Ye X-S (2021) Electrochemical Bromination of Glycals. Front. Chem. 9:796690. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2021.796690
Received
18 October 2021
Accepted
01 December 2021
Published
23 December 2021
Volume
9 - 2021
Edited by
Jian Yin, Jiangnan University, China
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Bruno Linclau, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Xiaodong Shi, University of South Florida, United States
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