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Tandem epoxidation-alcoholysis or epoxidation-hydrolysis of glycals catalyzed by titanium(IV) isopropoxide or Venturello's phosphotungstate complex
Levecque, Pieter,Gammon, David W.,Kinfe, Henok Hadgu,Jacobs, Pierre,De Vos, Dirk,Sels, Bert
body text, p. 1557 - 1568 (2009/07/10)
Venturello's phosphotungstate complex and titanium(IV) isopropoxide [Ti(O-i-Pr)4] were successfully used as catalysts for the epoxidation-alcoholysis of glycals using hydrogen peroxide [H2O 2]. Reaction substrates included a range of variously protected glycals and different alcohols were used as solvents. Ti(O-i-Pr)4 was only effective in methanol as solvent, but gave methyl glycosides in high yields and high selectivities. The Venturello complex proved to be a very versatile and efficient catalyst. Apart from epoxidation-alcoholysis in alcoholic solvents it also showed activity in biphasic conditions to allow for glycosylation of long-chain alcohols and was very effective in the stereoselective dihydroxylation of benzylated glucal.
