Enol ethers may be accessed via Tebbe methylenation of either 2-O acetates
or para-methoxybenzoates. N-Iodosuccinimide may then be employed to achieve
both tethering and thioglycoside activation allowing the stereoselective s
ynthesis of alpha -glucosides and beta -mannosides, either in a one or two
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