The synthesis of a series of 2-
deoxy-2,2-
dihaloglycosyl hali
des as potential
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-glycosi
dase inactivatorshas been achieve
d via the halogenation of protecte
d 2-fluoroglycal precursors. Direct chlorination ofper-
O-acetylate
d 2-fluoro-
D-glucal an
d 2-fluoromaltal followe
d by basic
deprotection yiel
de
d thecorrespon
ding 2-chloro-2-
deoxy-2-fluoroglycosyl chlori
des. Reaction of the per-
O-acetylate
d 2-fluoroglycals with acetyl hypofluorite or Selectfluor yiel
de
d the 2-
deoxy-2,2-
difluoroglycosyl
derivatives, whichwere converte
d to their
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-chlori
des using thionyl chlori
de an
d deprotecte
d un
der basic con
ditions.Trinitrophenyl glycosi
des of the 2-
deoxy-2,2-
difluoro mono- an
d disacchari
des were synthesize
d byarylation of the hemiacetals with picryl fluori
de, then
deprotecte
d with HCl in methanol. All threemonosacchari
de
derivatives cause
d active site-
directe
d, time-
depen
dent inactivation of yeast
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-glucosi
dase
via the trapping of covalent glycosyl-enzyme interme
diates, an
d kinetic parameters for inactivation byeach compoun
d were
determine
d. Surprisingly neither of the 2-
deoxy-2,2-
dihalomaltosyl chlori
des cause
dtime-
depen
dent inactivation of human pancreatic
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-amylase,
despite the fact that the trinitrophenyl 2-
deoxy-2,2-
difluoromaltosi
de functione
d in that mo
de. The trinitrophenyl glycosi
des appear to be approximately1000-fol
d more reactive than the correspon
ding chlori
des in the enzyme active sites.