title: On the origin of the regioselectivity in glycosylation reactions of 1,2-diols.
abstract: The assistance of neighboring protecting groups with different orientations in 1,2-diol acceptors and the reactivity of both reaction partners, the donor and the acceptor, have been evaluated as factors that determine the regioselectivity of glycosylation reactions. It has been established, by experimental and theoretical studies, that the regioselectivity for the glycosylation of a given OH group can be considerably increased by the presence of groups able to form a hydrogen bond with that OH group. Moreover higher regioselectivities are observed when armed donor/activated acceptor combinations are avoided.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco 28049, Spain. belen.cid@uam.es
authors.forename: M Belén
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Cid
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: Inés
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martín-Lomas
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D062845:Chloroacetates; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006031:Glycosylation; D007294:Inositol / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D062845:Chloroacetates; D007294:Inositol; D014238:Trichloroacetic Acid; C009528:trichloroacetamide