Glycosylation with 3,5-Dimethyl-4-(2'-phenylethynylphenyl)phenyl (EPP) Glycosides via a Dearomative Activation Mechanism.
Zhifei HuYu TangBiao YuPublished in: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2019)
A highly effective and versatile glycosylation method is developed, which uses 3,5-dimethyl-4-(2'-phenylethynylphenyl)phenyl (EPP) glycosides as donors and NIS/TMSOTf as promoter and proceeds via an unprecedented dearomative activation mechanism.