Direct N-glycosylation between glycals and amides/amines was achieved with exclusive stereoselectivity in moderate to high yields. Various amides, amines, and 3,4--carbonate-glycals were tolerated, and unique β--glycosides were obtained. The strategy was based on palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative allylation, and the high 1,4-cis-selectivity was proposed because of the hydrogen bonding effect. Notably, all the synthesized products were subjected to preliminary bioactivity studies, revealing that three compounds were cytotoxic to tumor cells and nontoxic to normal human cells.
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Cell Rep
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State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China. Electronic address:
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Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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International Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China. Electronic address:
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Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia; Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia; Endocrine and Diabetes Services, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Australia.
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Institute of Medical Sciences, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Province, 750004, China.
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