Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Biochimica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cynthia 4, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
Abstract:
Cheap 4 Å molecular sieves can promote acetylation of carbohydrate hydroxyl functions with Ac2O in absence of any co-reagent. The procedure is compatible with the presence of a variety of acid labile protecting groups and can be exploited for regioselective protections.