Synthesis 2006(10): 1645-1651  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-926447
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Ionic-Tag-Assisted Oligosaccharide Synthesis

Xun He, Tak Hang Chan*
Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada
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Publication History

Received 20 November 2005
Publication Date:
21 April 2006 (online)

Abstract

A new strategy to synthesize oligosaccharides by using ionic liquid as a tag has been demonstrated. This approach provides a way to construct oligosaccharides with greatly simplified purification, requiring no chromatography during the synthesis or at the end of cleavage of the tag.