Lanthanoid(III) triflates as new glycosylation catalysts. Selective and efficient activation of 1-O-methoxyacetyl sugars

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)73563-5

The reactions of 1-O-methoxyacetyl sugars with alcohols or thiols were effectively promoted by a catalytic amount of lanthanoid(III) triflates such as Tb(OTf)₃, Ho(OTf)₃, Tm(OTf)₃, and Yb(OTf)₃ to give the corre