C. Limousin et al., SOLVENT-FREE SYNTHESIS OF DECYL D-GLYCOPYRANOSIDES UNDER FOCUSED MICROWAVE IRRADIATION, Journal of carbohydrate chemistry, 16(3), 1997, pp. 327-342
A three step microwave assisted solvent-free synthesis of decyl D-gluc
opyranoside with l-decanol was established for D-glucose and extended
to D-galactose, D-mannose and N-troc-D-glucosamine with 70% average ov
erall yield for the three steps (peracetylation, glycosylation and sap
onification). Rate enhancements and reduction of the reaction time wer
e observed for the two last steps carried out under microwave irradiat
ion when compared to conventional heating in the same conditions.