Synthesis of orthogonally protected 2-deoxystreptamine stereoisomers

Enantiomerically pure 4,6-diaminocyclohexenols are obtained from carbohydrate derived 1,7-dienes by ring-closing metathesis and palladium catalyzed allylic amination using o-nitrobenzenesulfonylamides as nucleophiles. In the latter reaction the use of a cyclic carbonate as a leaving group proved to be essential to facilitate a smooth substitution. The obtained compounds were converted into orthogonally protected diaminocyclitols, which are stereoisomers of the naturally occurring 2-deoxystreptamine, a constituent of aminoglycoside antibiotics.