Prodrugs of Vitamin C: The reaction of 1-acyloxyalkyl-1-iodides with Vitamin C 5,6-acetonide

Jennifer McGowan, Nikki Thiele, Kenneth B. Sloan

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Abstract

The reaction of 2 equiv of 1-acyloxyalkyl-1-iodides with vitamin C 5,6-acetonide gave mixtures of products that were O-alkylated on the 3-position and either O-alkylated, 7, or O-acylated, 8, on the 2-position. The 8 products comprised the majority of the mixtures: 56:54 to 94:6. The 3-alkylated-2-acylated prodrugs, 8, hydrolyzed to vitamin C 5,6-acetonide chemically at pH 7.4 with half-lives of 6-12 h.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5441-5444
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume56
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 30 2015

Keywords

  • O-alkylation
  • Prodrugs
  • Soft alkyl derivatives
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin C 5,6-acetonide

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