Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, I-80126 Naples, Italy
Abstract:
Glycosyl chlorides, useful as glycosyl donors in glycoside synthesis and precursors in organic synthesis, can be easily prepared under solvent-free conditions by exposing a sugar hemiacetal to an equimolar mixture of PPh3 and hexachloroacetone at 70 °C. The reaction affords products in high yields and short times, and is tolerant of a wide range of commonly adopted protecting groups.