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Highlights: [•] A pentasaccharide analog has been synthesized for the first time. [•] The plant growth regulation activity of this analog was studied. [•] The activity data shows the analog can stimulate the growth of wheat coleoptile. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Synthesis of two isomeric tetrasaccharides, β-D-Glup-(1→2)-α-L-Rhap-(1→3)-α-L- Rhap-(1→2)-α-L-Rhap (I) and β-D-Glup-(1→3)-α-L-Rhap-(1→3)-α-L-Rhap-(1→3)-α-L-Rhap (II), the repeating units from the lipopolysaccharides of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Azospirillum brasilense S17 and Azospirillum lipoferum SR65, was achieved via assembly of the building blocks 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (2), p-methoxyphenyl 3,4-di-O-benzoyl-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (3), 3-O-allyloxycarbonyl-2,4-di-O-benzoyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (6), 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzoyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate (8), and p-methoxy phenyl 2,4-di-O-benzoyl-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (14). Condensation of 3 with 6 or 8 provided the disaccharides 9 or 11, respectively. Deallyloxycarbonylation of 11 gave the disaccharide aceptor 12, while removal of the p-methoxyphenyl group in 9 followed by trichloroacetimidation of the anomeric hydroxyl group afforded the disaccharide donor 10. Meanwhile, disaccharide donor 16 and acceptor 18 were prepared from 6, 8, and 14 similarly. Finally, condensation of 10 with 12 or 16 with 18, followed by deprotection, gave the target tetrasaccharides I or II, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Four novel 5-acyloxyimino-5-deoxyavermectin B1 compounds have been synthesized from avermectin B1 by selective oxidization of the hydroxy group at C-5, followed by oximation and convenient esterification. Their structures were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and MS. Insecticidal activities of the intermediate oxime and the four new acyl derivatives were evaluated against Helicoverpa armigera, Spodoptera exigua and Musca domestica. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: A highly efficient strategy for the preparation of a disaccharide-repeating unit of the O-antigenic polysaccharide of Burkholderia pseudomallei strain 304b, and its dimer and trimer, has been developed through a regio- and stereoselective manner using p-methoxylphenyl 2,4,6-tri-O-benzoyl-α-d-glucopyranoside and 3-O-allyloxycarbonyl-2,4-di-O-benzoyl-6-deoxy-α-l-talopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate as the key synthons. The target molecules were equipped with a p-methoxylphenyl handle at the reducing terminus to allow for their further functionalization and attachment to a carrier protein. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Novel macrocyclic molecules comprising sulfonyl and acyl moiety at the position N-12a of 16-membered azalides (6a–n) and azalactams (10a–r) scaffold were synthesized from cyclododecanone 1 as starting material via 5 steps and 4 steps, respectively. The antifungal activity of these compounds against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Pyricularia oryzae, Botrytis cinerea, Rhizoctonia solani and Phytophthora capsici were evaluated and found that compounds possessing α-exomethylene (6c, 6d, 6e and 6g) showed antifungal activity comparable to commercial fungicide Chlorothalonil against P. oryzae and compounds possessing p-chlorobenzoyl exhibited enhanced antifungal activity than those with other substituents against S. sclerotiorum, P. oryzae, and B. cinerea. These findings suggested that the α-exomethylene and p-chlorobenzoyl may be two potential pharmacological active groups with antifungal activities. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]