Practical de-O-acylation reactions promoted by molecular sieves

K. P. Ravindranathan Kartha, Balaram Mukhopadhyay, Robert A. Field

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Abstract

Methanol dried extensively over molecular sieves, or methanol in combination with powdered molecular sieves, serves as a good acceptor for acyl transfer reactions. Several O-acetylated and O-benzoylated sugar derivatives were efficiently de-O-acylated using this approach. In the case of per-O-acetylated N-acetylglucosamine, selective anomeric deprotection could be effected in high yield.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)729-732
Number of pages4
JournalCarbohydrate Research
Volume339
Issue number3
Early online date17 Dec 2003
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Feb 2004

Keywords

  • Alcohols
  • Deacetylation
  • Molecular sieves

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