title: Solution-phase hexasaccharide synthesis using glucosyl iodides.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Oligosaccharides composed of 1,6-glucosyl residues have been prepared from glucosyl iodides. The reactions are highly stereoselective, giving the alpha-glycosides as the only isolated products in yields ranging from 84% to 94%. Oligomer synthesis can take place in an iterative 1 + 1 + 1 fashion or in a convergent manner where dimer iodides serve as donors for higher order acceptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Son N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Jacquelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gervay-Hague