A stable, commercially available sulfenyl chloride for the activation of thioglycosides in conjunction with silver trifluoromethanesulfonate

p-Nitrobenzenesulfenyl chloride is a stable commercially available sulfenyl chloride that, in conjunction with silver triflate, cleanly activates a wide range of thioglycosides for glycosylation at −78 °C in CH2Cl2.

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