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Reductive deprotection of propargyl ether by a SmI 2–amine–water system and its application to polymer-supported oligosaccharide synthesis

S Manabe, A Ueki, Y Ito

Index: Manabe, Shino; Ueki, Akiharu; Ito, Yukishige Tetrahedron Letters, 2008 , vol. 49, # 35 p. 5159 - 5161

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Abstract

A SmI2–amine–water system instantaneously deprotected aryl and alkyl propargyl ethers in a reductive manner. The utility of the propargyl group as a protecting group in oligosaccharide synthesis, and its application to polymer-supported oligosaccharide synthesis is described.