Glycals react smoothly with silyl nucleophiles such as allyltrimethylsilane, trimethylsilyl
cyanide and trimethylsilyl azide in the presence of a catalytic amount of indium tribromide
to give the corresponding 2,3-unsaturated allyl glycosides, glycosyl cyanides and
glycosyl azides in excellent yields with high α-selectivity.
Ferrier rearrangement - indium reagents - pseudoglycals