Springer (part of Springer Nature), Molecular Diversity, 2(15), p. 341-345
DOI: 10.1007/s11030-010-9281-2
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In this study ultrasounds have been utilised for the Fischer glycosylation using free sugars and sulphuric acid immobilized on silica as catalyst. N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, D-glucose, D-galactose, D-mannose L-fucose and lactose were glycosylated with propargyl alcohol or 2-azidoethanol affording the corresponding glycosides, with production of the alpha-glycopyranoside as the dominant product. Remarkable acceleration of the glycosylation reactions (15 mins-2h compared to several hours) over reported procedures together with good yields were always observed.