Synthesis 2004(6): 834-836  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815974
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ZrCl4-Catalyzed Efficient Ferrier Glycosylation: A Facile Synthesis of Pseudoglycals

G. Smitha, Ch. Sanjeeva Reddy*
Department of Chemistry, Kakatiya University, Warangal-506 009, India
e-Mail: chsrkuc@yahoo.co.in;
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Received 28 November 2003
Publication Date:
12 February 2004 (online)

Abstract

The reaction of tri-O-acetyl-d-glucal with silyl nucleophiles, alcohols and thiols was effectively promoted by a catalytic amount of zirconium(IV) chloride to produce the corresponding pseudoglycals via Ferrier rearrangement.