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On the synthesis and chiroptical properties of the tri- and tetragalloylquinic acids

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Summary

A synthesis of the potential pharmaceutical agents 3,4,5-trigalloylquinic acid and 1,3,4,5-tetragalloylquinic acid is described. It involves three steps starting from commercially available quinic acid and provides overall yields of about 15%. The acylation of benzyl or 4-nitrobenzyl quinate with tribenzylgalloyl chloride is the key step. It leads selectively to the triacyl product in the case of benzyl quinate and can be either stopped at the triacyl stage or driven to the tetraacyl derivative in the case of the 4-nitrobenzyl quinate. From the chiroptical properties of the two compounds their stereochemistry was derived by means of the benzoate rule.

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Eine Synthese von 3,4,5-Trigalloylchinasäure und 1,3,4,5-Tetragalloylchinasäure. die potentielle Pharmaka darstellen, wird beschrieben. Sie umfaßt drei Stufen, welche ausgehend von kommerziell erhältlicher Chinasäure Gesamtausbeuten um 15% ergeben. Die entscheidende Stufe dabei ist die Acylierung von Benzyl- oder 4-Nitrobenzylchinat mit Tribenzylgalloylchlorid. Sie führt im Falle des Benzylchinats selektiv zum Triacylprodukt und kann im Fall des 4-Nitrobenzylchinats entweder auf der Stufe des Triacylderivates abgebrochen oder bis zum Tetraacylprodukt durchgezogen werden. Aus den chiroptischen Eigenschaften der beiden Verbindungen wurde ihre Stereochemie abgeleitet.

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Altmann, R., Falk, H. On the synthesis and chiroptical properties of the tri- and tetragalloylquinic acids. Monatsh Chem 126, 1225–1232 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00824301

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