Elsevier, Carbohydrate Research, 13(345), p. 1842-1845
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2010.07.010
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An iodine-catalyzed one-pot tandem acetalation-esterification reaction of thio- and O-glycosides has been developed providing a fast and mild route to orthogonally protected glycosides ready to be used as building blocks in glycosylation reactions.