M. Adinolfi et al., Efficient activation of armed glycosyl trichloroacetimidates with Sm(OTf)(3) in the stereoselective glycosidation of saccharidic acceptors, TETRAHEDR L, 41(46), 2000, pp. 9005-9008
Catalytic amounts of Sm(OTf)(3) activate armed glycosyl trichloroacetimidat
es under very mild conditions. This reagent proved effective in promoting t
he glucosylation of saccharidic accepters 2, 3, 4, and 5, possessing primar
y or secondary hydroxyls, with the model donor 1. The stereoselectivity of
these glycosidations can be controlled by a suitable choice of solvent. (C)
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