Cyclic sulfamidates were synthesized in 60% yield from
L-serine and
allo-
L-threonine, respectively.These sulfamidates reacted with a variety of unprotected 1-thio sugars in aqueous bicarbonate buffer (pH8) to afford the corresponding
S-linked serine- and threonine-glycosyl amino acids with good diastereoselectivity (
97%) after hydrolysis of the
N-sulfates. The serine-derived sulfamidate was incorporated intoa simple dipeptide to generate a reactive dipeptide substrate that underwent chemoselective ligation witha 1-thio sugar to afford an
S-linked glycopeptide. This sulfamidate was also incorporated into a peptide ona solid support in conjunction with solid-phase peptide synthesis. Chemoselective ligation of a 1-thio sugarwith the cyclic sulfamidate was achieved on the solid support, followed by removal of the
N-sulfate. Finally,the peptide chain of the resulting support-bound
S-linked glycopeptide was extended using standard peptidesynthesis procedures.