An improved synthesis of 4-azido-4-deoxy- and 4-amino-4-deoxy-α,α-trehalose and their epimers

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(93)84215-R

The order of esterification of the eight hydroxyl groups of α,α-trehalose is HO-6,6' > HO-2,2' > HO-3,3' > HO-4,4'.Under the appropriate conditions of benzoylation, the heptabenzoate with HO-4' free was obtained in good yield (58percent), along with the o