A wide variety of complex oligosaccharides has now been made accessible as a result of methodological improvements in the sphere of chemical synthesis, which can be used for the study of conformations and interactions with protein-receptor molecules. Such work is of particular importance because the oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins and glycolipids anchored to the plasma membrane are important in cell-cell interactions and are receptors for enzymes, hormones, proteins, and viruses; furthermore, they determine the antigen properties of cells. The methods of synthesis available for the production of selective linkages in oligosaccharides are dealt with, particular attention being paid to conversion of saccharides into oligosaccharides, which are important from the biological point of view.

Advances in Selective Chemical Syntheses of Complex Oligosaccharides

Iodonium ion promoted reactions at the anomeric centre. II An efficient thioglycoside mediated approach toward the formation of 1,2-trans linked glycosides and glycosidic esters

Anomeric-oxygen activation for glycoside synthesis: the trichloroacetimidate method.

Cu(I)-catalyzed azide–alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (CuAAC), popularly known as the “click reaction”, serves as the most potent and highly dependable tool for facile construction of simple to complex architectures at the molecular level. Click-knitted threads of two exclusively different molecular entities have created some really interesting structures for more than 15 years with a broad spectrum of applicability, including in the fascinating fields of synthetic chemistry, medicinal science, biochemistry, pharmacology, material science, and catalysis. The unique properties of the carbohydrate moiety and the advantages of highly chemo- and regioselective click chemistry, such as mild reaction conditions, efficient performance with a wide range of solvents, and compatibility with different functionalities, together produce miraculous neoglycoconjugates and neoglycopolymers with various synthetic, biological, and pharmaceutical applications. In this review we highlight the successful advancement of Cu(I)...

Cu-Catalyzed Click Reaction in Carbohydrate Chemistry

3.1. Carbon−Nitrogen Bond Formation 14 3.1.

Cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate--a versatile single-electron oxidant.

Reaction of 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-galactal with excess ceric ammonium nitrate and sodium azide in acetonitrile produced 2-azido-1-nitrate addition products (53% β-galacto, 22% α-galacto, and 8% α-ta...

R. M. Ratcliffe

Papers

The azidonitration of tri-O-acetyl-D-galactal

The azidonitration of tri-o-acetyl-d-galactal