Abstract A range of N′-glycosylsulfonohydrazides (GSHs) display good reactivity but poor stereoselectivity in protecting-group-free O-glycosidations when a moderate excess of the model acceptor n-decanol is employed. This stable, readily-accessed class of donor may be more tractable for the glycosylation of non-volatile acceptors than Fischer's glycosidation conditions. It is possible to generate unprotected glycosyl chlorides from GSHs in situ. In ...
