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Both an intramolecular aglycon delivery (IAD) method and an intermolecular
S(N)2 displacement method were examined for beta -selective glycosylations
of cholesterol with D-mycosamine. An anomeric sulfoxide, sulfide, selenide,
and fluoride were all successfully used as glycosyl donors in IAD reaction
s. The alpha -bromo ketone 19 was synthesized from protected mycosamine and
employed in an intermolecular S(N)2 glycosylation reaction, Both routes we
re successful for the model alcohol, cholesterol.