Improved Synthesis of 1-O-Acyl-?-d-Glucopyranose Tetraacetates.
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SUBMITTER: Chen Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6154585 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
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Improved Synthesis of 1-O-Acyl-β-d-Glucopyranose Tetraacetates.
Chen Yu Y Lu Huan H Chen Yanyu Y Yu Wansheng W Dai Hui H Pan Xianhua X
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20170421 4
An improved synthesis of 1-<i>O</i>-acyl glucosyl esters that avoids the use of expensive Ag reagents as well as the hydrolysis of unstable glucosyl bromides is reported. Notably, β-configuration products were obtained exclusively in good yields. ...[more]
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