A facile synthesis of 1′-C-alkyl-α-disaccharides from 1-C-alkyl-hexopyranoses and methyl 1-C-methyl-hexopyranosides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)00321-0

Direct O-glycosidations using the 1-C-alkyl-2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-hexopyranoses as the glycosyl donors were carried out with a catalytic amount (0.2 equiv.) of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf). The glycosidations proceeded α-stereoselect