Selective Benzoylation of Methyl 6-Deoxy-α- and β-D-glucopyranosides

Abstract

Selective dimolar benzoylation of methyl 6-deoxy-α- and β-D-glucopyranosides yielded the 2,3-di-O-benzoate of the respective glucopyranoside as the major product in 61 and 29% yields. The orders of the reactivity of the secondary hydroxyl groups in α- and β-anomers were different, i.e., the order was 2-OH > 3-OH > 4-OH for the former and 3-OH > 2-OH > 4-OH for the latter.