Iodine promoted glycosylation with glycosyl iodides: α-glycoside synthesis

Renate M. van Well, K. P. Ravindranathan Kartha, Robert A. Field

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Abstract

Glycosidation of fully acetylated glucopyranosyl iodide with methanol under the influence of iodine gave α-glucoside selectively. Use of less reactive acceptors led to the formation of α/β-mixtures. Glycosylations with fully benzoylated glucosyl iodide yielded β-glucosides only. In contrast, iodine-promoted glycosylation of serine and threonine with 2-azido-2-deoxy-glycosyl iodides, easily obtained in three steps, proceeded smoothly, resulting in only α-linked products in high yield in most cases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)463-474
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Carbohydrate Chemistry
Volume24
Issue number4-6
Early online date16 Aug 2005
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • α-glycosylation
  • Glycosyl iodine
  • Glycosylated amino acids
  • Iodine

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