Synthesis of Carbohydrate Sulfonates and Sulfonate Esters

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00301a001

The reaction of α-lithio sulfonate esters with primary carbohydrate iodides provides a facile route to sulfonate analogues of important carbohydrate phosphates such as glucose 6-phosphate, ribose 5-phosphate, and uridine 5-phosphate.This method also facilitates the synthesis of complex sulfonate esters.