Influence of acetylation on anomeric effect in methyl glycosides

In the following research acetylation as an unexplored factor in the anomeric effect in carbohydrate chemistry has been examined. Crystallographic data for methyl glycosides and their acetates have been compared and discussed. Some of the methyl glycosides form hydrogen bonding with the participation of acetal oxygen atoms. This seems to have the most significant influence on the structural diagnostic parameters for anomeric effect. Abbreviations: Me-α-Glc: methyl α-D-glucopyranoside; Me-β-Glc: methyl β-D-glucopyranoside; Me-α-Gal: methyl α-D-galactopyranoside; Me-β-Gal: methyl β-D-galactopyranoside; Me-α-Man: methyl α-D-mannopyranoside; Me-β-Man: methyl β-D-mannopyranoside; Ac-Me-α-Glc: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranoside; Ac-Me-β-Glc: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside; Ac-Me-α-Gal: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-galactopyranoside; Ac-Me-β-Gal: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-galactopyranoside; Ac-Me-α-Man: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-mannopyranoside; Ac-Me-β-Man: methyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-mannopyranoside; GIPAW (Gauge Including Projector Augmented Waves) calculations: a DFT based method used for calculating nuclear magnetic resonance parameters; CP/MAS NMR: cross-polarisation (CP) magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectroscopy; δss: chemical shift in 13C CP/MAS NMR spectrum; δt: theoretical chemical shift: as derived from GIPAW DFT; dis: distorted multiplet in 1H NMR spectrum.