Transformation of 1-O-unprotected glucose and galactose derivatives (1a-d) into O-glycosyl dichloro-cyanoacetimidates (2a-d) was performed with dichloro-cyanoacetonitrile in the presence of DBU as base. Reaction with different acceptors (3a-d) under TMSOTf catalysis afforded glycosides 4 in high yields. Competition experiments with O-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate 10a, bearing a 4-tert-butylbenzyl group at 6-O, and O-glucopyranosyl dichloro-cyanoacetimidate 10b, bearing a 4-methylbenzyl group at 6-O, displayed similar reactivities for these two types of glycosyl donors.
Transformation of 1-O-unprotected glucose and galactose derivatives (1a-d) into O-glycosyl dichloro-cyanoacetimidates (2a-d) was performed with dichloro-cyanoacetonitrile in the presence of DBU as base. Reaction with different acceptors (3a-d) under TMSOTf catalysis afforded glycosides 4 in high yields. Competition experiments with O-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate 10a, bearing a 4-tert-butylbenzyl group at 6-O, and O-glucopyranosyl dichloro-cyanoacetimidate 10b, bearing a 4-methylbenzyl group at 6-O, displayed similar reactivities for these two types of glycosyl donors.