Reaction of carbohydrates with Vilsmeier reagent: A tandem selective chloro O-formylation of sugars

Niranjan Thota, Debaraj Mukherjee, Mallepally Venkat Reddy, Syed Khalid Yousuf, Surrinder Koul, Subhash Chandra Taneja

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Abstract

A convenient and efficient method for selective replacement of the primary hydroxyl groups of sugars by chlorine with concomitant O-formylation, compatible with the presence of a variety of functional groups, has been developed using the Vilsmeier-Haack reaction. Sugars having free primary hydroxyl groups mostly afforded the chloro-O-formylated product while sugars devoid of primary hydroxyl groups yielded only O-formylated products.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1280-1283
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume7
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

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