Glycosidation of glycals by 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) as a catalytic promoter

Kazunobu Toshima, Toru Ishizuka, Goh Matsuo, Masaya Nakata, Mitsuhiro Kinoshita

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1993 · 78 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

O-Glycosidations of glycals 1, 8 and 9 with several alcohols by using a catalytic amount of 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) under neutral conditions proceeds smoothly to give the corresponding 2,3-unsaturated glycosides in high yields.

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