Steber HB, Singh Y, Demchenko AV. Bismuth(iii) triflate as a novel and efficient activator for glycosyl halides.
Org Biomol Chem 2021;
19:3220-3233. [PMID:
33885577 PMCID:
PMC8112625 DOI:
10.1039/d1ob00093d]
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Abstract
Presented herein is the discovery that bismuth(iii) trifluoromethanesulfonate (Bi(OTf)3) is an effective catalyst for the activation of glycosyl bromides and glycosyl chlorides. The key objective for the development of this methodology is to employ only one promoter in the lowest possible amount and to avoid using any additive/co-catalyst/acid scavenger except molecular sieves. Bi(OTf)3 works well in promoting the glycosidation of differentially protected glucosyl, galactosyl, and mannosyl halides with many classes of glycosyl acceptors. Most reactions complete within 1 h in the presence of only 35% of green and light-stable Bi(OTf)3 catalyst.
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