α-Glucosylation of Phenols with Tetra-O-benzyl-α-D-glucose
An α-glucosylation of phenols with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-α-D-glucopyranose is described.This uses a mixture of p-nitobenzenesulfonyl chloride, silver trifluoromethanesulfonate and triethylamine in dichloromethane in a two-stage treatment.