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New procedure for the preparation of 2-(trimethylsilyl) ethyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3, 4, 6-tri-O-acetyl-β-d-glucopyranoside and other alkyl β-glycosides

CG Sowell, MT Livesay, DA Johnson

Index: Sowell, C. Gregory; Livesay, Mark T.; Johnson, David A. Tetrahedron Letters, 1996 , vol. 37, # 5 p. 609 - 610

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Abstract

The title compound and other alkyl β-glycosides 1a-g can be prepared in one step from commercially available 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-1, 3, 4, 6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-d-glucopyranose (3) and simple alcohols using camphorsulfonic acid as a promoter together with azeotropic removal of acetic acid.