Phosphotungstic acid as a novel acidic catalyst for carbohydrate protection and glycosylation

Autor: Hsin-Ru Wu, Chih-Hsiang Liao, Po-Hsun Huang, Arumugam Sankar, Yi-Jyun Lin, Shen-Shen Wu, Shun-Yuan Luo, Jyun-Siao Chen
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: RSC Advances. 9:33853-33862
ISSN: 2046-2069
Popis: This work demonstrates the utilization of phosphotungstic acid (PTA) as a novel acidic catalyst for carbohydrate reactions, such as per-O-acetylation, regioselective O-4,6 benzylidene acetal formation, regioselective O-4 ring-opening, and glycosylation. These reactions are basic and salient during the synthesis of carbohydrate-based bioactive oligomers. Phosphotungstic acid's high acidity and eco-friendly character make it a tempting alternative to corrosive homogeneous acids. The various homogenous acid catalysts were replaced by the phosphotungstic acid solely for different carbohydrate reactions. It can be widely used as a catalyst for organic reactions as it is thermally stable and easy to handle. In our work, the reactions are operated smoothly under ambient conditions; the temperature varies from 0 °C to room temperature. Good to excellent yields were obtained in all four kinds of reactions.
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