SULFUR PARTICIPATION IN METHANOLYSIS AND ACETOLYSIS OF 5-DEOXY-5-THIO-D-GLUCOSE DERIVATIVES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)82084-5

Acid methanolysis of 5-deoxy-5-thio-D-glucose derivatives gave the 4-O-methyl glycoside 4 and the 4,6-di-O-methylated dimethyl acetal 7, indicating transannular participation of the sulfur atom.Similarly, acetolysis of the corresponding per-O-alkylated gl