Molecules · 2005 · 44 citations · 26 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCarbohydrate ChemistryCatalysisReaction EngineeringCatalyst DesignCatalyst SynthesisCatalytic MaterialsCatalytic MechanismsCross-coupling ReactionsO-linked GlycosylationAnomeric SelectivityBifunctional CatalystsCatalytic FunctionalizationLinkage-selective Glycoside FormationMolecular Catalysts
Bi(OTf)3 and SiO2-Bi(OTf)3 are found to effectively catalyze the Ferrier rearrangement of tri-O-acetyl glycals with different alcohols providing an effective route to 2,3-unsaturated O-glycosides with good anomeric selectivity and good to excellent yields after short reaction times.
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