Semi-Synthesis of new glycosidic triazole derivatives of dihydrocucurbitacin B

Cucurbitacins are natural triterpenoids to which several biological activities are attributed. These molecules can be isolated as free aglycones or as glycosides, despite cucurbitacin glycosides being difficult to be obtained from natural sources. In this work, we report the synthesis of a new 2-β-O-galactoside of dihydrocucurbitacin B and also the synthesis of eight new glycosides containing triazole moiety between the cucurbitane skeleton and the monosaccharidic unit.

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