Remote C−H Glycosylation by Ruthenium(II) Catalysis: Modular Assembly of<i>meta</i>‐<i>C</i>‐Aryl Glycosides
Jun Wu, Nikolaos Kaplaneris, Julia Pöhlmann, Takuya Michiyuki, Binbin Yuan, Lutz Ackermann
Abstract
The prevalence of C-aryl glycosides in biologically active natural products and approved drugs has long motivated the development of efficient strategies for their selective synthesis. Cross-couplings have been frequently used, but largely relied on palladium catalyst with prefunctionalized substrates, while ruthenium-catalyzed C-aryl glycoside preparation has thus far proven elusive. Herein, we disclose a versatile ruthenium(II)-catalyzed meta-C-H glycosylation to access meta-C-aryl glycosides from readily available glycosyl halide donors. The robustness of the ruthenium catalysis was reflected by mild reaction conditions, outstanding levels of anomeric selectivity and exclusive meta-site-selectivity.