Lead tetraacetate oxidation of 6-acetamido-6-deoxy-D-galactose ( I S ) yielded a syrup which was converted to a compound formulated as 4-acetamido-4-deoxy-l,2-0-i~o~ropylidene-Dthreofuranose (XII). The same syrup was obtained by alkaline degradation of the product of oxidation of 5-acetamido-5-deoxy-D-xylose diethyl dithioacetal (XVII) with peroxypropionic acid. Treatment of compound XI1 with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride yielded crystalline 4-acetamido-4-deoxy-1,2-0-isopropylidene-3--p-tolysufo1yl-~-threofuranose (XIII).Dernercaptalation of 6-acetamido-2,3,4,5-tetra-0-acetyl-6-deoy-~-gaactose diethyl dithioacetal (SS) with mercuric chloride and cadmium carbonate ~n aqueous acetone did not yield a nitrogen-containing septanose ring but an acyclic derivative.
CARBOHYDRATES CONTAINIXG NITROGEZV IN A FIVE-MEMBERED R I N GIn a previous paper (I) froin this laboratory the synthesis of methyl 4-acetamido-4-deoxy-L-erythrofuranoside (I), the first example of a sugar with nitrogen in a fiveinenlbered ring, was described. Very shortly after this announcement, Hanessian and Haslcell (2) reported that they had obtained syrupy 4-acetamido-4-deoxy-L-erythrofuranose by the alkaline degradation of 5-acetamido-5-deoxy-L-arabinose diethylsulfonal. In the same paper Hanessian and Hasltell reported the preparation of a novel sugar derivative, 4-amino-4-deoxy-D-erythronolactain (11). In the present publication we describe the synthesis by two different routes of derivatives of 4-acetamido-4-deoxy-Dthreofuranose (XI). 1,2;3,4-Di-0-isopropylidene-a-~-ga1actopyran0se (IV) (3) was prepared from D-galactose (111) and treated with p-toluenesuIfony1 chloride in pyridine to give 1,2;3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-6-0-p-to~ylsulfonyl-a-~-galactop~ranose (V) (4). Con~pound V reacted with sodium azide in N,N-dimethylformamide t o afford a homogeneous pale yellow oil, the infrared spectrunl of which showed the highly characteristic azide group absorption a t 2 100 cm-I but no aromatic ring and sulfonate group absorptions. The new substance is therefore G-azido-G-deoxy-1,2;3,4-di-0-isopropylidene-a-~-galactopyranose (VI). This derivative could be reduced to 6-ai1~ino-6-deoxy-1,2;3,4-di-O-isoprop~~lidene-a-~-galactopyranose (VII) ( 5 ) by merely stirring it with a n excess of Raney nickel, a procedure described by Wolfrom et al. (6). Treatment of compound VII with acetic anhydride in pyridine afforded a glass which gave a negative ninhydrin reaction. The glassy product 'Preset~ted i n part at the Intertzational Synzposiunz on Carbohydrate Clzeftzistry, Miinster, July 13-17,1964. 2Present address: