Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1389199 | Carbohydrate Research | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Glycosides and thioglycosides based on monosaccharides in reaction with benzaldehyde dimethylacetal or p-methoxybenzaldehyde dimethyl acetal undergo FeCl3-catalyzed (20 mol %) regioselective 4,6-O-arylidenation producing the corresponding acetals in high yields. FeCl3 also mediates acetalation of glycosides and thioglycosides of cellobiose, maltose, and lactose affording the corresponding 4′,6′-O-benzylidene acetals, which were isolated after their acetylation in situ with acetic anhydride and pyridine. The combined yields (two steps) of these final products are also high (61–84%). The procedure is applicable to a wide variety of functional groups including –OBn.
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