The Alkylation and Acylation of Glycals via an Initializing Electrochemical Step

Abstract

Abstract The method of electrochemically induced formation of ether and ester derivatives of saturated mono- and disaccharides was applied to 1, 2-unsaturated monosaccharides (D-glycals). The influence of the supporting electrolyte on the product distribution was investigated by variation of the cation. To provide data for comparison, alkylation was also carried out chemically in the presence of different bases, e.g. LiH and NaH.