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Selective anomeric acetylation of unprotected sugars in water.


ABSTRACT: High yielding selective acetylation of only the anomeric hydroxyl of unprotected sugars is possible in aqueous solution using 2-chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium chloride (DMC), thioacetic acid, and a suitable base. The reaction, which may be performed on a multi-gram scale, is stereoselective for sugars that possess a hydroxyl group at position-2, exclusively yielding the 1,2-trans products. The use of an iterative reagent addition procedure allows the use of sodium carbonate as the base, avoiding the formation of triethylammonium salts, which may hamper product purification. The glycosyl acetate products may be used as donor substrates for glycosidase-catalysed synthesis. The crude aqueous acetylation reaction mixture may also be used for this purpose.

SUBMITTER: Lim D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5424810 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Selective anomeric acetylation of unprotected sugars in water.

Lim David D   Fairbanks Antony J AJ  

Chemical science 20161117 3


High yielding selective acetylation of only the anomeric hydroxyl of unprotected sugars is possible in aqueous solution using 2-chloro-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium chloride (DMC), thioacetic acid, and a suitable base. The reaction, which may be performed on a multi-gram scale, is stereoselective for sugars that possess a hydroxyl group at position-2, exclusively yielding the 1,2-<i>trans</i> products. The use of an iterative reagent addition procedure allows the use of sodium carbonate as the base,  ...[more]

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