The Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra of 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-hexoses and some Specifically Deuteriated, O-Acetylated, and Phosphorylated Derivatives

The 13C n.m.r. spectra of the 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-hexoses and some 3-O-acetyl and 1-phosphate derivatives are assigned and discussed. To facilitate the interpretation of the spectra, an initial assignment of the resonances in the spectrum of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose was required. For this purpose, both the 3-2H and 4-2H derivatives of this acetamido-hexose were synthesized. These syntheses are reported together with those of 2-acetamido-3-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-D-glucose and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy α- and β-D-glucose-1-phosphate. These model compounds were used to study substituent effects related to the 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-hexose-containing polysaccharide antigens of N. meningitides.