K. Toshima et al., NOVEL GLYCOSIDATIONS OF GLYCALS USING BCL3 OR BBR3 AS A PROMOTER FOR CATALYTIC AND STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESES OF 2-DEOXY-ALPHA-GLYCOSIDES, Synlett, (9), 1998, pp. 1007
The glycosidations of silylated glycals and alcohols using a catalytic
amount of BCl3 or BBr3 proceeded under mild conditions in a highly st
ereoselective fashion to afford the corresponding 2-deoxy-alpha-glycos
ides in high yields which were often found as the glycosidic component
s of several bioactive natural products.