Synthesis 2022(2): 0247-0250
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-36831
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Molecular Iodine-Catalyzed Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Sugar Acetylenes­

J. S. Yadav*, B. V. S. Reddy, C. V. Rao, M. Sridhar Reddy
Division of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Publication History

Received 21 August 2002
Publication Date:
22 January 2003 (online)

Abstract

d-Glycals react smoothly with alkynylsilanes in the presence of a catalytic amount of molecular iodine under mild and convenient reaction conditions to afford the corresponding alkynyl sugars in excellent yields with high α-selectivity.