Scandium(III) perchlorate (Sc(ClO4)3). A novel catalyst in the α-C- and N-glycosylation reactions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)76896-1

In the presence of a catalytic amount of scandium(III) perchlorate (Sc(ClO₄)₃), 1-O-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-ribofuranose reacted with trimethylsilylated nucleophiles to afford the corresponding α-D-ribofuranosides in high yield