Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis
CH
3Br Cl
H
Fischer Projections revisited
CH
3Br Cl
H
CH
3Cl
H Br
(R)
Remember that 3 group rotations are always allowed
CH3 Br Cl
H
CH3 Cl H
Br
CH3
Cl
H Br
(R)
CH3
Br
Cl H
(R)
180° rotations of entire molecule are allowed
CH3 Br Cl
H
H Cl Br
CH3
CH3
Cl
H Br
(R)
H
Br H3C
Cl (R) 180°
90° rotations of entire molecule are NOT allowed CH3
Br Cl
H
Cl CH3 H
Br
CH3
Cl
H Br
(R)
Cl
H Br CH3
(S) 90°
x
x
mirror images are enantiomers
CH
3Br Cl
H
CH
3Cl Br
H
CH
3Cl
H Br
( R )
CH
3Cl Br H
( S )
identification of meso compounds by a horizontal mirror plane
CH
3OH H
H CH
3(R)
OH
(S)mirror plane
CH3 OH H
H HO
CH3 OH H
(R) (S)
CH3
H OH
HO H
HO H
H OH
CH3
MESO compounds
CH3 Br Cl
H
a Helpful way to assign stereochemistry
CH3 Br Cl
H
CH3
Cl
H Br
(R) 2 1
3
4
4 3
2 1
notice that
lowest priority group (H) is in the back
lowest priority group on bottom
(
S
)notice that
lowest priority group (H) is in the front
CH3 Br H
Cl
CH3 Br H
Cl
CH3
H
Cl Br
4 1 3
2
2 3
4 1
lowest priority group on side
If the lowest priority group is on the top or bottom: assign 'as normal'
CH3 Br Cl
H 2 1
3
4
clockwise = R H
Cl F
Br 3 2
4
1
counterclockwise = S
BUT If the lowest priority group is on the SIDE: make the OPPOSITE ASSIGNMENT
CH3 H Cl
Br 2 4
3
1
clockwise =
S
(opposite of the 'normal assignment)
CH3 F H
Br 4 2
3
1
counterclockwise =
R
(opposite of the 'normal assignment)(
R
) (S
)CH
3OH H
H HO
CH
3OH
H
not a stereocenterCHO
H OH
HO H
H OH
H OH
CH2OH
D-glucose: an aldohexose
all of the natural sugars have R configuration at this stereo- center.
aldehyde six carbon sugar
(R)
Carbohydrates: C
nH
2nO
Dextrorotatory = D
• (R) configuration for sugars Levorotatory = L
•(S)-configuration for sugars
CH2OH O
HO H
H OH H OH CH2OH
D-fructose: a ketohexose
D-ribose: an aldopentose CHO
H OH
H OH
CH2OH
H OH
Open chain sugars can equilibrate with cyclic hemiacetals
O O H H mech
Cyclic hemiacetal formation
OH O
O OH
CHO
H OH
HO H
H OH
H OH
CH2OH glucose
H OH
HO H
H OH
H OH
HO
O
OK, so this is how they drew it back in the 1800’s
Haworth Projections
For glucose
CHO
H OH
HO H
H OH
H OH
CH2OH
CHO
H OH
HO H
H OH
H OH 90° turn
HO
1 2 3 4 5
OH O H+
5
OH OH
4 OH
3
OH
2 1
O OH
5
OH OH
4 OH
3
OH
2
1 O
OH
5
OH OH
4 OH
3
OH
2
+ 1
! anomer
" anomer
For ribose
CHO
H OH
H OH
H OH
CH2OH 90° turn
CHO
H OH
H OH
H HO OH
OH OH
HO O
OH squiggly line represents mixture of ! and " anomers
Converting Haworth Projections to Chair Projections
For glucose
O
OH
5
OH OH
4 OH
3
OH
2 1
! anomer
O
HO HOHO
OH OH
4 5
3 2
1 6 6
axial O OH
5
OH OH
4 OH
3
OH
2 1
! anomer
O
HO
HOHO OH
OH
4 5
3 2
1 6 6
equatorial
Mutarotation of glucose
!
D= +112
!
D= +52
H2O O
HO HOHO
OH OH
OH
HO HOHO
O cat H+ OH
or OH– O
HO
HOHO OH
OH
starch: two components
O
HO OHO
OH
O
HO OHO
O
!
OH!
amylose
O
HO OHO
HO
O
HO OHO
!
!
amylopectin
O
HO HO
O OH
!
O O
HO HO
O OH
!
O
a disaccharide
Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides
O
HO OHO
OH
O
HO
OHO O
OH
cellulose : a glucose polymer highly linear strucrture: very effective for intrastrand H-bonding insoluble: cell walls
! !
etc O
HO HOHO
OH
O
HO HO
O OH
OH
maltose (beer): a glucose dimer
!
(~20%)
‘soluble starch’ (~80%)
‘insoluble starch’
Amylose is highly helical
Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides
end view
O
HO OHO
OH
O
HO OHO
O
!
OH!
amylose
Some reactions of sugars
Kiliani Fischer Synthesis
CHO HO H H OH
CH2OH H OH
arabinose an aldopentose
1) NaCN
separable
HO H
H OH
CH2OH H OH H OH CHO
glucose an aldohexose
HO H H OH
CH2OH H OH HO H
CHO
Mannose an aldohexose 2) H2/Pd
BaSO4 3) H3O+
+
HO H H OH
CH2OH H OH H OH
C
Intermediate from reduction
step N
HO H H OH
CH2OH H OH H OH HC NH H3O+
H2/Pd BaSO4 NaCN
a cyanohydrin
Some reactions of sugars
Wohl Degradation
CHO
HO H
H OH
CH2OH
H OH
arabinose an aldopentose 1) H2N-OH
HO H
H OH
CH2OH
H OH
H OH
CHO
glucose an aldohexose
2) Ac2O; NaOMe 3) H3O+
HO H
H OH
CH2OH
H OH
H OH
N OH H
AcO H
H OAc
CH2OAc
H OAc
H OAc
N OAc H
H2N-OH
Ac2O NaOMe
–OAc
AcO H
H OAc
CH2OAc
H OAc
H OAc
N
HO H
H OH
CH2OH
H OH
H OH
N H3O+
(retro cyanohydrin)
H+
HNO3
HO H
H OH
CH2OH
H OH
H OH
CHO
HO H
H OH
CO2H
H OH
H OH
CO2H
glucose optically active
HNO3
HO H
CH2OH
H OH
H OH
CHO
xylose meso
optically inactive
HO H
CH2OH
H OH
H OH
CO2H
mirror plane
Oxidation of sugars
The Fischer Proof
The Fischer Proof
H OH
CO2H
H OH
H OH
CO2H
H OH
CO2H
H OH
HO H
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH
H OH
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH
HO H
CO2H
HNO3 HNO3 HNO3 HNO3
meso optically active meso optically active
The Fischer Proof
H OH
CO2H
H OH
H OH
CO2H
H OH
CO2H
H OH
HO H
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH
H OH
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH
HO H
CO2H
HNO3 HNO3 HNO3 HNO3
meso optically active meso optically active HNO3
optically active
H OH
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH CO2H H OH CO2H
HNO3
meso
The Fischer Proof
H OH
CO2H
H OH
H OH
CO2H
H OH
CO2H
H OH
HO H
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH
H OH
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH
HO H
CO2H
HNO3 HNO3 HNO3 HNO3
meso optically active meso optically active HNO3
optically active
H OH
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH CO2H H OH CO2H
HNO3
meso
It is arabinose
The Fischer Proof: Fischer used this type of analysis for all of the Sugars, starting from a good guess for glyceraldehyde
H OH
CO2H
H OH
H OH
CO2H
H OH
CO2H
H OH
HO H
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH
H OH
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH
HO H
CO2H
HNO3 HNO3 HNO3 HNO3
meso optically active meso optically active HNO3
optically active
H OH
CO2H
HO H
CO2H
H OH CO2H H OH CO2H
HNO3
meso