A novel glycosylation procedure has been developed, featuring extremely low cost as well as experimental and environmental advantages. It is based on the direct activation of per-O-acetylated (or benzoylated) sugars by 5 mol % of cheap and eco-friendly methanesulfonic acid, under air in the absence of any solvent. Several products, including non-trivial glycosides and disaccharides, can be quickly
Electrochemical O-glycosylation using thioglycosides as glycosyl donors in the presence of a catalytic amount of sodium trifluoromethanesulfonate as a supporting electrolyte
O-glycosylation of primary alcohols with O-protected thioglycosides was performed in the presence of a small amount of sodium trifluoromethansulfonate (12.5 mol % to glycosyl acceptor) as a supportingelectrolyte. The reaction was successfully carried out in an undivided cell to give O-glycosides in good yields with a high electro-efficiency (ca. 1 F/mol) at 15 °C in acetonitrile.