Vo. Kuryanov et al., USE OF SODIUM-IODIDE AND CROWN-ETHER IN T HE SYNTHESIS OF N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE GLYCOSIDES, Bioorganiceskaa himia, 24(4), 1998, pp. 319-320
A pair of reagents sodium iodide-crown ether was used in the synthesis
of N-acetylglucosamine glycosides. At room temperature, the reaction
resulted in beta-glycosides, whereas at 85-90 degrees C, it gave a mix
ture of anomers or alpha-anomer only.