Carbohydrate Research 2002-10-11

A mild and selective method for cleavage of O-acetyl groups with dibutyltin oxide.

Hong-Min Liu, Xuebin Yan, Wen Li, Conghai Huang

Index: Carbohydr. Res. 337(19) , 1763-7, (2002)

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Abstract

A mild and efficient neutral method for the cleavage of O-acetyl groups with dibutyltin oxide has been developed. This method is especially useful in the synthesis of glycosides containing base- or acid-sensitive multifunctional groups.