'ClickCarb': modular sugar based ligands via click chemistry

Reported is a modular approach for the synthesis of a number of structurally diverse ligands derived from carbohydrates. The use of the highly functional hydroxy amino azide 1 derived from glucosamine allows the synthesis of a number of useful ligands for organic and organometallic catalyses. The key step of the approach is the Huisgen cycloaddition of the anomeric sugar azide and diverse alkynes.